Third International Malaria Vector Surveillance for Elimination course in IndiaPosted on 28 June 2022Approx reading time: 4 mins Introduction Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have achieved significant levels of malaria reduction, but many st......read more
Supporting country coordinating mechanisms to deliver Global Fund’s strategyPosted on 13 January 202219 January 2022Approx reading time: 2 mins The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recently released a new five-year strategy, following a long period of eng......read more
Resilient health systems are vital in response to global warmingPosted on 10 August 202111 August 2021Approx reading time: 2 mins On 9 August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an eagerly anticipated landmark report on the impacts o......read more
Success for Dr Sylvia Meek scholars: Helping to address the global shortage of medical entomologistsPosted on 27 July 202127 July 2021Approx reading time: 2 mins There are few things that can rival the satisfaction and quiet pleasure of witnessing the progress of a bright and talented new ge......read more
The power of a role model in fighting diseasePosted on 16 October 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins In communities where diseases like malaria and pneumonia are highly prevalent, small, positive changes in behaviour can make a hug......read more
In conversation with Janice Apilado, Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance Secretariat (APLMA) / Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)Posted on 3 July 202017 August 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins In the first of our In Conversation with series, we spoke to Janice Apilado, Communications Manager at APLMA/APMEN. The series aim......read more
A new online portal for vector biologistsPosted on 17 December 201917 December 2019Approx reading time: 4 mins Dr Paul Russell, a malaria specialist who served in the Second World War, once said: "Man ploughs the sea like a leviathan, he soa......read more
Training entomologists to tackle malaria in Asia PacificPosted on 17 December 201917 December 2019Approx reading time: 2 mins The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, in partnership with Kasetsart University, ran the 2nd International Training Course ......read more
We must wake up to the dengue threat – and the other diseases lining up behindPosted on 19 June 201919 June 2019Approx reading time: 3 mins Sweat glistens on the skin of the 24-year-old Jeanine. Here and there it coalesces into tiny rivulets that trickle and drip onto t......read more