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Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis
30 April 2022 – Below we feature a compilation of headlines, scientific articles, and technical reports on innovations, R&D and elimination progress towards polio, malaria, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis. We will be publishing these updates bi-weekly and hope they are useful.
Vector Control
- Comparative study of the effect of solvents on the efficacy of neonicotinoid insecticides against malaria vector populations across Africa. – Link
Data
- Scientific modelling for malaria policymaking – Link | Link to Paper
Drug and vaccine development
- Vaccine-derived polio is on the rise. A new vaccine aims to stop the spread. – Link
- The World Health Organization approves a new polio vaccine for emergency use. – Link
Immunisation
- Health Ministry launches polio vaccination campaign for children, teens. – Link
- Telling the full story of polio vaccination: Nearly 30 million cases of paralysis prevented. – Link | Link to Paper
- Second round Polio vaccination begins in Malawi – Link
- Using the power of sports to advocate for children’s vaccination and polio eradication – Link
- The United States and Mozambique partner to complete first round of polio vaccination campaign – Link
- Ethiopia kicks off the second-round polio campaign with the new tool “nOPV2 vaccine” to tackle an ongoing polio outbreak – Link
Elimination progress
- Comprehensive outbreak response successfully stops spread of polio in Tajikistan – Link
- Ethiopia could be free of lymphatic filariasis in three years after UAE-led initiative – Link
- Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there – Link
- How Bhutan, East Timor can get back on track to eliminating malaria – Link
- Priorities of China’s participation in global malaria elimination: the perspective of malaria endemic countries – Link
Outbreak
- Circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 1 outbreak, Saadah governorate, Yemen, 2020 – Link
- Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 – Israel – Link
Other
- Q&A: Women locked in care cycle as COVID-19 diverts funds – Link
- Abu Dhabi: $22.5 million boost for Reaching the Last Mile Fund campaign – Link
- Reducing malaria by increasing community awareness – Link
- World Malaria Day – More must be done to improve malaria response at the local level – Link
- Q&A: Focus on vulnerable communities to achieve malaria elimination – Link
- World Malaria Day 2022 – Link
- Malaria in 2022: a year of opportunity – Link
- Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) meeting (March 2022) – Link
- Prompt and precise identification of various sources of infection in response to the prevention of malaria re-establishment in China – Link
- EAC Member States launch initiative to curb malaria – Link
- Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela – Link
- Kenya blames single country efforts for upsurge in malaria cases in East Africa – Link
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