1197 Multidisciplinary research for malaria control and prevention in Mali

Projects:

Locations: Mali (ML)

Partner study description

This study looked at different field sites in Mali representing three different major eco-zones across West Africa that are different with regard to endemicity and current implementation of control strategies: (a) Dangassa and Kenieroba (rural field sites along the river Niger), where malaria has been found to be stable over the past five years and water stands from June to December/January. (b) Dioro, and Selingue are irrigated sites in the inland delta region of the Niger River, where in Dangassa a sharp rebound of malaria was observed after withdrawal of 10 years of malaria control interventions initiated by the Millennium Challenge Project. (c) The town of Nioro du Sahel located in the dry Sahelian zone of northwestern Mali where relatively high prevalence of malaria was found in pregnant women in a low endemic malaria context. (d) The District of Koulikoro where indoor residual spraying has been implemented for more than eight years and where increased insecticide resistance has been reported.

Key People

Prof Mahamadou Diakite
Professor of Immunogenetics
Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali
Deputy Scientific Director and Secretary of the University Ethical Committee
University Clinical Research Center (UCRC), Mali
Seydou Doumbia
University Clinical Research Center, Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali
Drissa Konate
University Clinical Research Center, Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali
Mahamoudou Toure
University Clinical Research Center, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali