Brief Introduction
How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.
Description
How can we eradicate malaria? Explore the scientific and technological underpinnings of malaria, as well as the historical, political, social, and economic contexts in which control, elimination, and eradication efforts unfold.
Through foundational lectures and supplemental interviews, this course provides participants with a toolbox of knowledge and skills. Learners will be guided through the analysis of real-world data and its effective use in problem-solving. Analytical approaches focus on how to develop and implement evidence-based intervention strategies to contribute to national and local malaria eradication efforts.
The target audience for the course includes those with an interest in gaining the technical expertise and leadership skills needed to work in global health and malaria programs around the world.
The self-paced nature of the course will allow learners to access it at their convenience.
Knowledge
- The biology of the malaria parasite, the mosquito vector, and the human host
- The challenges of eradicating malaria in complex ecosystems
- Scientific and technological approaches for malaria control and elimination
- Historical, political, social, and economic contexts of malaria control, elimination, and eradication efforts
- How health systems effectively monitor and respond to malaria
MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe
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How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria. How can we eradicate malaria?...
