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KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Opening date: August 31,, 2021                                           Vacancy No. CGHR/205/08/21 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Kenya Medical Research Institute has a mandate to conduct research in Malaria, HIV and other diseases. Due...

In June 2022, WHO published the consolidated guidelines for malaria; a package of new and updated recommendations across a number of technical areas – from malaria chemoprevention and mass drug administration to elimination. The guidelines encourage countries to tailor the recommendations to local disease settings for maximum impact. 

Resistance to the drug artemisinin has been confirmed in Africa.

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, it is hard to track the threat.

Fighting malaria in 2021: Where are we now and where are we going? Thought LeadersDr. Laurence SlutskerSenior Technical AdvisorMalaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, PATH In support of World Malaria Day, News-Medical spoke to Dr. Laurence Slutsker, an internationally recognized expert in malaria, about fighting this disease in 2021. Please can you introduce yourself and tell us about your career in research into malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)? I would describe myself as a medi...