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World Malaria Day 2011 at PATH

PATH

Monday, April 25, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (PDT)

Seattle, WA

World Malaria Day 2011 at PATH

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Please join PATH in the commemoration of World Malaria Day and to celebrate the remarkable progress that has been made fighting malaria over the past decade.

Local experts will discuss important advancements in intervention coverage, diagnosis and treatment, new technologies, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Directions to PATH and parking instructions are available for download here.

Space is limited; please register by clicking the orange button at the top right of the invitation.
For questions regarding this event please contact Laura Newman, lnewman@path.org or 206.302.4581

 

 

PATH World Malaria Day 2011 Agenda

PATH, 2201 Westlake Ave., Suite 200, Room 226, Seattle, WA

April 25, 2011

 

Partner Marketplace Exhibit

1:00 – 1:50

Meet and Greet with Refreshments

·         Episcopal Relief and Development: Malaria prevention
       through Nets for Life.

·         Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Tracking program
      performance and maximizing health system impact.

·         MACEPA:  Update on malaria control progress and impact 
       in Africa and the RBM Progress & Impact report series.

·         PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative: Malaria vaccine candidate
      RTS,S Phase 3 trials.

·         PATH Diagnostics: Advancements in malaria diagnostics
      research at PATH.

·         Rotary: Rotary Malaria Project in Zambia.

·         Seattle BioMed: Developments in Seattle BioMed’s malaria 
      vaccine research.

·         Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network: Artemisinin 
      resistance containment in SE Asia.

 

Speaker and Presentation Schedule

2:00 – 2:10

Welcome and Introduction

 

Kent Campbell, MD, MPH

Malaria Control Program,
PATH

 

 

 

2:10 – 2:25

Towards Achieving Progress and Impact

·         Perspective on World Malaria 
       Day theme “Achieving Progress
       and Impact”

·         Progress in Roll Back Malaria
       planning and the elimination 
       challenge

David Brandling-Bennett, MD

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

 

 

 

2:25 – 2:40

Challenges in Measuring the Impact of Malaria Control in Africa

·         Methodologies: Available data
       and range of estimates

·         Impact on malaria deaths

Stephen Lim, PhD

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

 

 

 

2:40 – 3:00

Malaria Control: The Celebrations and Hard Realities to Come

·         Progress and impact

·         What are the potential barriers?

·         Role of new technologies

Chris Elias, MD, MPH

PATH

 

 

 

3:00 – 3:20

Panel Discussion/Q&A

Moderator: Kent Campbell, MD, MPH

 

 

 

3:20 – 3:30

Wrap-Up

David Brandling-Bennett, MD

 

When & Where



PATH
2201 Westlake AVE
Suite 200, Room 226
Seattle, WA 98121

Monday, April 25, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (PDT)


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