MIM Conference 2009

The Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm) program, hosted and managed by the Global Fund, will deliver subsidized artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to select countries within two weeks time. As a result of negotiations and larger, direct payments to manufacturers, malaria drug prices will be reduced from$6 to 40 cents per dose through AMFm. Countries [...]

Dr. Wilfred Mbacham, of the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon, will take over as Executive Director of the MIM Secretariat in January 2011. He discusses his impressions of this year’s MIM meeting, and how the malaria field can move forward over the next three years — until the next MIM Pan-African conference.

Dr. Salim Abdulla, Director of the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania, discusses the development of RTS,S — the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine candidate — which is now in phase III trials.

Location expands opportunities for central African and French-speaking scientists. Nairobi, 6 November 2009 – Yaoundé, Cameroon will be the next site of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) secretariat. Wen Kilama, representing the current host of MIM in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, made the announcement at the conclusion of the world’s largest scientific conference on malaria, [...]

On Wednesday, Kenyan advocates outside of the Kenyatta International Conference Center chanted, “Yes we can! Yes we can! We can stop AIDS, TB and malaria.”  The purpose of this protest was twofold: to thank Kenya’s most famous son, President Obama, for his contributions to the global fight against these three diseases and to call upon [...]

Mwea Mission Hospital: Helping Themselves 5 November 2009 By Jessica Uno Jessica Uno is winner of the World Briefing: Telling the Malaria Contest co-sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation and Malaria No More. Her winning essay earned her a trip to cover the MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference in Kenya and report back on the latest in the global [...]

Student Reporting from MIM Conference 5 November 2009 By Jessica Uno Jessica Uno is winner of the World Briefing: Telling the Malaria Contest co-sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation and Malaria No More. Her winning essay earned her a trip to cover the MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference in Kenya and report back on the latest in the global effort [...]

Dr. Tim Wells, Chief Scientific Officer at Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), discusses the development of new drugs for malaria, and the ultimate goal of eradicating the disease.

NAIROBI, 5 NOVEMBER 2009 – Scientists gathered at the world’s largest malaria conference debated the challenge of malaria drug and insecticide resistance and called on researchers and policymakers to act urgently to contain the problem. The threat of failure of frontline tools for malaria control and treatment—treated bednets, insecticides, and artemisinin combination [...]

Dr. Robert Newman, Director of the World Health Organization’s Global Malaria Program, discusses his personal history with MIM and his goals for malaria control.

Prior to the conference, Dr. Charles Wanga, MIM Communications Officer, discusses his hopes for the event and the need for African leadership in malaria research.

Innovation, alongside increased access and operational research for today’s best malaria interventions, provides best hope for eradication NAIROBI, 4 NOVEMBER 2009 – As the 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Malaria Conference reached its halfway point on Malaria Elimination/Eradication Day, leading researchers, policy makers and public health professionals focused on the long-term goal [...]

In this official MIM video, African scientists discuss the history of MIM and how it has impacted their careers and their lives.

The Malaria Consortium presented the results of a multi-organizational Zambian study on the effectiveness of Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) training programs at the MIM Conference today. The study, conducted over the course of one year in Livingstone, assessed the diagnostic accuracy of community workers’ performance when carrying out malaria RDT s. Results showed consistent accuracy [...]

The Malaria Consortium reported on the urgent need for a widespread understanding of insecticide treated net (ITN) distribution strategies throughout Africa, highlighting the potential impact that a large-scale, continuous, effective ITN campaign could have on household coverage. The Consortium’s Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Albert Kilian, reported that large scale campaigns followed by continuous distribution [...]

As GSK’s Joe Cohen presented on the the status of the Phase III trial of RTS,S at a press briefing today at MIM, he reflected on its the vaccine’s past. More Than Medicine: Looking back as RTS,s moves forward By Joe Cohen, GSK Vaccines R & D Looking out at the packed room full of reporters this afternoon, [...]

New research highlights promising drugs, vaccines, vector control and other tools in the pipeline NAIROBI, 3 November 2009 — On the second day of the MIM Pan African Malaria Conference, leading malaria researchers and product developers provided new insights into interventions currently under development that could improve malaria control, overcome current resistance and accelerate efforts [...]