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Malaria control in Africa faces critical challenges due to shrinking health budgets, climate change and drug resistance. @Fredros_Inc will join IGHS on July 23 to talk about transformative gene drives and climate shifts in malaria control. tinyurl.com/2tfwdayk

Improving access to innovative medicines in Africa starts with clinical trials gavi.org/vaccineswork/i… via @gavi

TAARIFA KWA UMMA KUHUSU TAHADHARI YA MAGONJWA YA MFUMO WA NJIA YA HEWA NA MAGONJWA YANAYOENEZWA NA MBU

Many congratulations for being elected Prof. Janabi All the best,..........

Hongera Prof. Mohammed Janabi kwa kuchaguliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi wa Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) Kanda ya Afrika

The Second Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa will take place on Sunday, 18 May 2025 from 09:00 (Geneva time). Member States will vote to elect the next @WHO Regional Director for Africa. 📺Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/vVff21KwD… Meet the candidates👇🏿

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The new @WHO's World health statistics report shows that global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years —the largest drop in recent history — reversing a decade of health gains: bit.ly/437wz4w Behind every data point is a person—a child who didn’t reach their fifth birthday, a mother lost in childbirth, a life cut short by a preventable disease. These are avoidable tragedies. They point critical gaps in access, protection, and investment in health care — especially for women and girls. Every government has a responsibility to act, with urgency, commitment, and accountability to the people they serve.

Nothing appears to be changing in Africa as gains are cancelled by population growth

The impact of blood on vector-borne diseases with emphasis on mosquitoes and sand flies: Trends in Parasitology. cell.com/trends/parasit…

A new study published in @BioMedCentral explores how combining #genedrive technologies with #malaria vaccines could help accelerate efforts to #endmalaria. Access the full paper here ➡️malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: On the frontlines of the fight against malaria genedrivenetwork.org/blog/internati…

Imagining the Future of Bed Nets for Malaria Control in Africa | Practical Control of Mosquitoes Disease Vectors ~ While the functionality of an ITN constitutes both a physical barrier and chemical bio-efficacy, prevailing conversations overwhelmingly imply only the latter. The resulting drive for new insecticides has, to a large extent, overshadowed other important attributes of bed nets, such as their physical integrity, design and aesthetics, durability and continuous availability. Beyond these aspects, manufacturing of ITNs in Africa remains marginal, and even countries with the highest malaria burden still rely primarily on imports. The private sector market in for mosquito control in Africa, though substantial, remains largely ignored, ceding ground to a public sector market powered largely by international donor financing and pooled procurement. Despite African manufacturers regularly producing high-quality apparel for global export markets, their involvement in bed net production remains limited, in part because many of them lack the technology for incorporating insecticides to nets. As a result, they are often deprioritized in favour of international manufacturers ~ In this book chapter, we examine the plausible futures of bed nets for malaria control in Africa and highlight opportunities for reinvention beyond just the insecticidal properties and pooled international procurement. The central argument is that bed net industry should focus on enhancing durability, accessibility, aesthetic appeal, biodegradability and local production while ensuring competitive quality and pricing, without placing excessive emphasis on insecticidal properties cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.107…

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@EntoMohamed @UofGlasgow @Fredros_Inc @drheatherferg @ekaindoa @halfan30 @ifakarahealth Much congratulations chief

I did it!🎊. I’ve mastered Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation, and Epidemiology with #Distinction from @UofGlasgow ! ‘Asante’ my incredible supervisors and support team: @Fredros_Inc prof Jason Mattiopoulos @drheatherferg @ekaindoa @halfan30 @ifakarahealth

@IssaMshani1 Much congratulations

Congratulations Mohammed, all the best kaka.

“Joint species distribution modeling & co-occurrence patterns of mosquitoes species in domestic settings in southeastern Tanzania”. #astmh2024

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You can now "attend ASTMH without attending"! #TropMed24. That's nice

Interested in learning about gene editing technologies and their potential applications? 🧬 Apply by October 14 to attend “Gene Editing: A Short course for African Bioscience Professionals” in November in Kigali 🇷🇼, hosted by @Gene_Convene, @uru_group and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of @UdsmOfficial, and led by @MaedaBiotech and @jmahmud21 ➡️ academy.geneconvenevi.org/courses/gene-e…