Growing up in Albany, New York, Blessing Uzoeshi didn’t spend much time thinking about mosquitoes. Now as a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Guinea, she thinks about them a lot, as she supports her community to learn more about malaria-transmitting […]
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Malaria Fighter: Juliet Murekatete, Vice Mayor for Social Affairs, Nyagatare District, Rwanda
Rwanda Juliet Murekatete, the vice mayor for social affairs in Rwanda’s Nyagatare District, is a true malaria warrior. Originally a teacher, Juliet’s passion for Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) stems from surviving a severe case of malaria that affected her for […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 18-22, 2023
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting is the premier forum for the exchange of scientific advances in tropical medicine, global health, and hygiene. This year’s event is taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois, USA. […]
Read MoreNew Technical Brief: Evaluating the Impact of Vector Control Interventions
Remarkable progress in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality has been made over the past two decades, with an estimated 2 billion malaria infections prevented and 11.7 million lives saved. The core vector control interventions—insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying […]
Read MoreEvaluating the Impact of IRS and ITNs: Lessons from PMI VectorLink
With the introduction of new indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated net (ITN) vector control tools, national malaria programs increasingly need to make data-driven, subnational decisions. On Wednesday, August 23, PMI Evolve and the RBM Partnership’s Vector Control Working Group […]
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