The emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria and the resurgence of malaria transmission in multiple countries are major threats to the control and ultimate elimination of malaria.
A recent expansion of malaria genomics in Africa has enormous potential to help tackle these problems.
The Africa CDC collaborated with Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration in Uganda, the University of California, San Francisco, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland to develop and deploy an interactive, hands-on workshop, bringing together programmatic and research personnel to understand the uses of malaria genomics in augmenting public health surveillance, discuss the challenges in implementing such technology, and work together across institutions and countries to identity practical solutions.
They have recently concluded a one-week hands-on training on malaria genomic epidemiology and data analytics in Kampala, Uganda. Participants from Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, DRC, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Sudan completed the training.
Read more from the Africa CDC here.