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 Malaria Foundation International [Recommended] Description: Facilitates the development, education and implementation of solutions to the health, economic and social problems caused by malaria. (malaria.org) |
| ACTMalaria - The Asian Collaborative Training Network for Malaria Description: ACTMalaria is an intercountry initiative between Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. ACTMalaria develops training materials and courses to meet the needs of malaria control programs in southeast Asia and the Mekong valley. (actmalaria.org) |
| Africa Malaria Day Description: On the 25th of April, Africa celebrates Africa Malaria Day. The theme for the 2003 event is 'Insecticide Treated Nets and Effective Malaria Treatment for Pregnant Women and Young Children by 2005'. This WHO site provides event info and resources, and supports community networking efforts. (mosquito.who.int) |
| Airport Malaria : Jet-Setting Mosquitos Spread Disease Description: Since 1977, when the disease was first documented, 75 cases of airport malaria have been observed in western Europe. People may be infected by the bite of an anopheles mosquito during a flight or stopover, or while opening containers or luggage all over the airport area. People who live near an airport or whose road transport brings them into the vicinity may also be affected. (who.int) |
| Anamed Malaria Programme Description: Numerous studies in tropical countries have demonstrated the potential of artemisia-based medicines. The Anamed coordination in Germany has committed itself to making hybrid seeds available, providing information about cultivation in the tropics, recording the effectiveness and side-effects, and publishing the results in the national languages of southern countries, as an aid to decision-making. (anamed.y2z.de) |
| AnoBase: The Anopheles Database Description: Database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world's most important malaria vector. AnoBase is the continuation of AnoDB, a database established and maintained since 1996 at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. (anobase.org) |
| Antimalarial Drug Resistance and its Assessment Description: A website dedicated to drug resistance in malaria and to drug sensitivity assays. Its aim is to provide researchers with all information and software required for drug sensitivity testing. (malaria.farch.net) |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Description: Presents an in-depth look at malaria. (cdc.gov) |
| DDT & Malaria: Answers to Common Questions Description: The Stockholm Convention, signed by 91 countries and the European Community in 2001, will enter into force and become legally binding when it is ratified by 50 countries, raising the possibility of the 'loss' of DDT as a tool for malaria control. This IPEN document answers some common questions that arise in public discussions of the DDT issue. (ipen.org) |
| DEET - Information from US Environmental Protection Agency Description: This page discusses EPA's actions concerning DEET, considered by many to be the most effective mosquito repellent currently available. Page also includes tips on how to use DEET products safely. (epa.gov) |
| eMedicine Health - Malaria Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this infection of the blood. (emedicinehealth.com) |
| Environmental Health Project - Malaria Resources Description: Sponsored by USAID's Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition. Resources available include regular bulletins and reports outlining anti-malaria strategies and policy recommendations, assessments of past programs, studies and conference proceedings. (ehproject.org) |
| European Malaria Vaccine Consortium Description: EUROMALVAC Consortium is a European Union-funded cluster of research groups working on developing a vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. (euromalvac.org) |
| Health Care Information: Relapsing Malaria Description: It is possible to develop a relapsing type of malaria months to even years after traveling to a malaria infected country, even if you were taking the appropriate malaria medications to prevent the illness. (healthlink.mcw.edu) |
| Health Link MCW Description: An article concerning Malarone, a new malaria medication with fewer side-effects. (healthlink.mcw.edu) |
| Impact Malaria Description: An information database specially dedicated to healthcare professionals and the general public. Find scientific news and events, informations in real time about the fight against this disorder, and training tools for healthcare professionals. (impact-malaria.com) |
| Leiden Malaria Research Group Description: Malaria research in the Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands). Detailed description of the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei, one of the four rodent parasites that infect African murine rodents. (lumc.nl) |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Malaria Centre Description: The LSHTM Malaria Centre facilitates malaria research both in the School and in malaria endemic areas, offers training in various aspects of malaria research and control and contributes to global efforts to control malaria infection. (lshtm.ac.uk) |
| Malaria - Topix.net Description: News on malaria. (rss.topix.net) |
| Malaria and Health Description: A resource for travel medicine health professionals and the public. Provides an overview of the disease, endemic areas, prevention measures including drug prophylaxis as well as links to other malaria and tropical medicine sites. (malariaandhealth.com) |
| Malaria Consortium Description: An international non-profit organization with the aim of improving disease control at global, regional and local levels. Includes details of activities in Uganda and Ghana. Head office in London, UK. (malariaconsortium.org) |
| Malaria Control Description: PATH Canada (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) promotes insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and decrease childhood mortality and morbidity from the disease. (pathcanada.org) |
| Malaria Database Description: Resources for scientists doing malaria research. (wehi.edu.au) |
| Malaria Diagnosis Prophylaxis Treatment Description: Online information on Malaria, presented by the Haematology department of Royal Perth Hospital. (rph.wa.gov.au) |
| Malaria Facts Description: Factsheet with causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention. (astdhpphe.org) |
| Malaria Facts Description: An informational site which will help you learn about this disease and its prevention, so that you may reduce your risk of contracting it. (malariafacts.com) |
| Malaria Links Description: A reference page containing links on malaria: diagnosis, treatment and control as well as links for advice regarding protection of travellers (geocities.com) |
| Malaria News - Topix.net Description: Latest news stories from around the world. (topix.net) |
| Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) Description: Provides a central source of quality controlled malaria-related reagents and information to the international malaria research community. (malaria.mr4.org) |
| Malaria Travel Information Description: A reference page containing links on information and advice regarding protection of international travellers against malaria . (geocities.com) |
| Malaria Vaccine Initiative Description: MVI's mission is to accelerate the development of promising malaria vaccine candidates and ensure their availability and accessibility for the developing world. (malariavaccine.org) |
| Malaria Web Site Description: This site provides information on history, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, complications and control of malaria. (malariasite.com) |
| Mamas Health Description: Malaria, its symptoms, treatment and prevention. (mamashealth.com) |
| Manuel Patarroyo - Third World Traveler Description: Information about the Colombian researcher and developer of the malaria vaccine. (thirdworldtraveler.com) |
| MARA/AMRA Project Home Page Description: Mapping malaria risk in Africa. (mara.org.za) |
| Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) Description: MMV is a nonprofit foundation created to discover, develop and deliver new, affordable antimalarial drugs through effective public-private partnerships. (mmv.org) |
| MEDLINEplus: Malaria Description: US National Institutes of Health directory of their extensive collection of malaria-related documents (nlm.nih.gov) |
| MIMCom Malaria Research Resources Description: Communications working group of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria, from the National Library of Medicine. (mimcom.net) |
| Monash University Department of Microbiology Description: Contains a Malaria database for scientists working in research. (med.monash.edu.au) |
| Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Description: An alliance of organizations and individuals concerned with malaria. MIM aims to maximize the impact of scientific research against malaria in Africa, through promoting capacity building and facilitating global collaboration and coordination. MIM will hold the 3rd Pan-African Conference on Malaria in Arusha, Tanzania in November 2002. (mim.su.se) |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Malaria Research Activities Description: NIAID began investigating malaria over 50 years ago, and today the Institute is the world's leading supporter of malaria research. NIAID-supported scientists conduct laboratory and clinical research, including field-based studies of malaria in endemic areas of Africa and Southeast Asia, such as Mali, Ghana, Malawi and Papua New Guinea. (niaid.nih.gov) |
| Navy Medical Department Pocket Guide to Malaria Prevention and Control Description: The U.S. Navy guide to preventing and controlling malaria. (vnh.org) |
| NetMark: A Regional Partnership for Sustainable Malaria Prevention Description: Managed by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. Goal is to make affordable, lifesaving insecticide-treated nets commercially available on a national scale in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Zambia. (netmarkafrica.org) |
| PHLS Malaria Reference Laboratory Description: This is the website of the Public Health Laboratories, Malaria Reference Laboratory, UK. It contains guidelines for travellers from UK for protection against malaria . (malaria-reference.co.uk) |
| Preventing Malaria: Risk zones, Prevention and Treatment Description: This website is intended to help better inform travellers about malaria, the relative risks of infection, and the methods used to guard against it. (preventingmalaria.info) |
| Progress and Challenges for Malaria Vaccines Description: Nature review of current status and strategies for development of a malaria vaccine (February 2002). (nature.com) |
| Roll Back Malaria Description: Global Partnership hosted by the World Health Organization enabling countries to take effective, sustainable action against malaria, focusing on prompt access to effective treatment, prevention and control of malaria during pregnancy, promotion of insecticide-treated mosquito nets as a means of prevention, and anti-malaria strategies for emergency and epidemic situations. (mosquito.who.int) |
| Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global Partnership Description: Launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the World Bank, with the aim of halving the burden of malaria by 2010. Includes fact sheets and details of current programs. (rbm.who.int) |
| Ronald Ross and the Transmission of Malaria Description: An article pertaining to Ronald Ross, who in 1897 discovered malarial parasites in mosquitoes. (crishunt.8bit.co.uk) |
| Rotary Against Malaria Description: Information about malaria and the Rotary Club's anti-malaria project. (rotary9600.org) |
| Shoklo Malaria Research Unit Description: Malaria research along the Thai-Burmese border. Includes location, publications, malaria task force, and photograph album. (shoklo-unit.com) |
| South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing World Description: Policy analysis by the Cato Institute describes malaria control techniques, and recommends indoor residual spraying of DDT to reduce the overall disease burden, so that countries can afford to purchase expensive, but effective, new drugs to treat the remaining cases. (cato.org) |
| The European Malaria Vaccine Initiative Description: Established in 1998 by the European Commission and interested European Union Member States, in order to address identified structural deficiencies in public funded malaria vaccine development. News, calls, meetings, organization, and links. (emvi.org) |
| The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Description: Outlines current research into a vaccine, with background details of the disease, FAQ, and details of other research projects. (jhsph.edu) |
