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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Jun 25

Are you researching #malaria? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jun 14

Congratulations South Africa 🇿🇦🎉🎉

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Jun 15

Credit: @eric2687 on IG
I co-sign

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Jun 3

Find out more about the expansion of our work monitoring #AntimalarialResistance. Learn more about where the work will focus, the impact and the global experts leading the research: www.iddo.org/news/new-wwa...

@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @iddonews.bsky.social

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Jun 6

Are you researching #malaria? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨Calling #malaria researchers, healthcare workers, policymakers & advocates!
Shape the future of severe malaria research: do the COSSMaT Delphi Survey to define essential outcomes clinical trials should include
🗓️ By Jun 30
@ucl.ac.uk‬ @mrcctu.bsky.social‬
👉 redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=C...

COSSMaT Study Delphi Survey

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to you all🤩

The Jenner Institute @jenner-institute.bsky.social · Jun 9

Incredibly proud to announce that R21/Matrix-M vaccine has received The Galien Foundation Prize for Best Public Sector Innovation. Its development and implementation is the result of a tremendous collaborative effort, and as of April 2025 R21/MM has been distributed in 12 malaria-endemic countries.

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · May 29

Proud moment! 🌍 The University of Cape Town, through MARC SE-Africa, has led East Africa’s first regional action plan to tackle drug-resistant malaria — now officially endorsed by EAC Health Ministers. A powerful step toward safeguarding life-saving treatments.
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University of Cape Town leads regional action plan against drug-resistant malaria in East Africa

University of Cape Town spearheads a groundbreaking regional action plan to combat drug-resistant malaria in East Africa, endorsed by health ministers, marking a significant advancement in preserving ...

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · May 27

Since the CDC guidelines for COVID vaccines are now just misinformation here is what the NHS (UK) says about COVID in pregnancy and the recommendation for vaccination.
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/ke...

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · May 27

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Malaria in the news: collaborative action drives adoption of regional plan to combat malaria in East Africa

#UniversityofcapeTown
#MARCSEAFRICA
#Malaria
#drugresistance
#News
#publichealth

Drug-resistant malaria in East Africa comes under attack - IT-Online

A research consortium led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) has played a pivotal role in developing the first regional action plan to combat drug-resistant malaria in East Africa. Endorsed by healt...

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · May 22

A major win for public health!
MARC SE-Africa has led the first regional plan to tackle malaria drug resistance in East Africa — now endorsed by EAC health ministers.
Collaboration, science, and policy in action.
Read more: www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-202...
#malaria #drugresistance #UCT #MARCSEA

MARC SE-Africa drives adoption of plan to tackle malaria drug resistance in East Africa

The 25th Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health formally endorsed the Regional Detailed Action Plan for Responding to Antimalarial Drug Resistance in East Africa.

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · May 15

Are you a policymaker, healthcare official, laboratory official or a researcher working on combatting #AntimalarialResistance?
The #MARCSEAfrica consortium has created an easy-to-explore toolkit with many valuable tools and resources on this topic➡️https://www.marcse-africa.org/toolkit

Toolkit — MARC SE-Africa

Use this space to add a brief description of your project.

www.marcse-africa.org

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · May 14

🚨 On 9 May, EAC health ministers endorsed an action plan to combat #AntimalarialResistance, strengthening cross-border collaboration.

🫱🏿‍🫲🏽The plan is the result of collaboration between our #MARCSEAfrica project & EAC Roll Back Malaria Secretariat.

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#EDCTP3

East African Community ministers of health endorse new regional action plan to tackle drug-resistant malaria — MARC SE-Africa

On 9 May 2025, during the 25th Ordinary Meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health, the region’s ministries of health officially endorsed the Regional Detaile...

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · May 20

A new study has confirmed the safety and efficacy of single low-dose primaquine in reducing malaria transmission in young children. This approach, already used in older children and adults, could support global #malaria elimination efforts.
www.iddo.org/news/new-stu...

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · May 20

📢 Preprint Alert
Slowing the spread of treatment failure to artemisinin-based combination therapies in Uganda
This modelling study evaluates 58 ACT deployment strategies to contain pfkelch13 resistance and Multiple Firstline Treatment
#malaria
#drugresistance
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(PDF) Slowing the spread of treatment failure to artemisinin-based combination therapies in Uganda

PDF | Background: The multiple emergences and continuing spread of partially artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Africa, where about 95% of... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · May 9

Speak Truth.....

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · Apr 17

health.uct.ac.za/ccoat/malari...

A collaborative network for researchers, program staff, and public health practitioners dedicated to enhancing the quantity, quality, and visibility of malaria-related literature and scientific communication

#malaria
#writingcommunity
#MalariaAuthorsCollective

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WHO @who.int · Apr 26

Uganda has declared the end of Ebola disease outbreak, less than three months after the virus was confirmed.

Robust, coordinated response by the government, supported by WHO and partners, was critical in stopping the outbreak.

Health workers responding to Ebola Outbreak in Uganda.

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 📢 Digital health tools created by our collaborators MARC SE and designed to help combat malaria drug resistance are featured in the latest Editor’s picks in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Africa
👉 www.nature.com/artic...

The cost of moving in a crowd, prehistoric tool making, hyenas return to Egypt, and the link between HIV and dementia

Nature Africa - The latest scientific studies from and on Africa, in brief

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Apr 15

📢 Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time and location? But fed up having to standardise basic data? IDDO/WWARN Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could help you!
Introducing IDDO’s mapping tool worlddatr youtu.be/hRnpNTKzwwY...
#BeatNTDs #visualisations

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · Apr 17

2️⃣ 🇰🇪🇺🇬 Kenya & Uganda Team Up
Joint efforts launched to combat drug-resistant malaria in border regions.
🔗 www.marcse-africa.org/news/blog/ke...

3️⃣ WHO: Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Progress
Service delivery disruptions could reverse hard-won malaria gains.
🔗 www.who.int/news/item/11...

World Malaria Day 2025

On 25 April, World Malaria Day 2025 will be marked under the theme Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · Apr 17

🦟 Malaria in the News | Week of 15 April 2025
As we prepare for World Malaria Day (25 April), here are the top updates from the field:

1️⃣ WHO: Malaria Ends With Us
A global call to action for renewed energy across all levels: policy, health systems, and communities!
🔗 www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

World Malaria Day 2025

On 25 April, World Malaria Day 2025 will be marked under the theme Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite

www.who.int

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Stephanie van Wyk @genejockey13.bsky.social · Apr 17

health.uct.ac.za/ccoat/malari...

A collaborative network for researchers, program staff, and public health practitioners dedicated to enhancing the quantity, quality, and visibility of malaria-related literature and scientific communication

#malaria
#writingcommunity
#MalariaAuthorsCollective

health.uct.ac.za

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · Apr 15

Smote it be.......

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