2008 May – 2010 Dec

Malaria in pregnant is a public health problem in sub Saharan countries where 11 million pregnancies are exposed to malaria infection. Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant can cause adverse maternal health and poor birth outcomes. Artemisin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) used in treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnant women has the efficacy in Africa. The…

School-aged children based seasonal malaria chemoprevention using artesunate-amodiaquine in Mali National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST), Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Mali | Ogobara Doumbo, Mahamadou S. Sissoko | Mali

Optimization of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) delivery and its effects on the acquisition of malaria immunity National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Mali | Alassane Dicko | Mali

Evaluation of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) pilot in Kita District, Mali U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Mali | Seydou Doumbia, Alassane Dicko | Mali

Establishment of an optimized in vitro screening platform for evaluation of antimalarial compounds against liver stages including hypnozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale using field isolated parasites Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Mali | Laurent Dembele | Ethiopia, Mali

Understanding the biology of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale for the development of a field-based anti-hypnozoite drug screening model (HypnoBio) European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Mali | Laurent Dembele | Ethiopia, Mali