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Sunday, May 02, 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Session Number: 2600 |
| Malaria Eradication: Is It Possible? |
| PAS State of the Art Plenary |
| Vancouver Convention Centre ~ East Ballroom A |
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| Target Audience: Clinicians, scientists, and students involved in or interested in global health research or clinical work, public health professionals, epidemiologists, infectious disease physicians, anyone interested in the [quot]big picture[quot] work of combatting serious disease. |
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| Objectives:
- Identify the methods proposed for malaria eradication[br]- Describe the success of current interventions in reducing malaria incidence[br]- Appreciate potential obstacles to malaria eradication[br]- Describe the role of a malaria vaccine in malaria eradication plans [br]- Identify the research gaps in planning for malaria eradication |
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| Chairs: Chandy C. John, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children[apos]s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN and Cynthia R. Howard, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children[apos]s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN |
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| Malaria is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide in children under 5
years of age. Eradication of malaria is being discussed and promoted for the first
time since the 1950's. Eradication campaigns from the 1950's to the 1970's
reduced malaria in some areas, but failed to eradicate malaria. What makes the
current proposals for eradication different from those that failed? Who is involved in
the current efforts? What methods are being proposed to achieve eradication? Is
there current evidence of success in reducing malaria incidence using these
methods? What are the obstacles to implementing these methods? What role will a malaria vaccine have in eradication efforts? What research gaps need to be filled in to move the eradication effort forward? Leading malaria researchers and public health experts will provide answers to these important questions, and outline the way forward for a campaign that promises to be one of the major public health initiatives of the century. |
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Cindy R Howard
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children[apos]s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN |
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Chandy C. John
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN |
| 1:00 PM - |
The Case for Malaria Eradication
Laurence Slutsker
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA |
| 1:30 PM - |
Antimalarial Drugs: Tools and Obstacles for Malaria Eradication
Miriam Laufer
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD |
| 2:00 PM - |
The Role of Vaccines in Malaria Eradication
Arlene Dent
Rainbow Babies and Children[apos]s Hospital and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH |
| 2:30 PM - |
Research Gaps in Malaria Eradication: How Do We Move Forward?
Chandy C. John
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN |
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| Program developed by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Programme for Global Paediatric Research and the Pediatric Academic Societies |
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