Join us at
ASTMH 2023
18 - 22 OCTOBER
Chicago, Illinois
We’re at a pivotal moment in our journey to achieving zero malaria. Reaching the last mile calls for reinvigorating efforts by national malaria control and elimination programs (NMPs) to build robust surveillance, prevention, and case management systems.
At this year’s ASTMH, learn how we support NMPs across 27 countries to deliver next-generation malaria vector control and innovative chemoprevention interventions, improve the reach of high-quality malaria case management, and how our surveillance frameworks create a foundation for building resilient health systems.
Discover how PSI is turning #EvidencetoAction by delivering quality malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services across public, private, and community networks at each level of the health system.
FEATURED
symposia
Achieving global malaria targets relies on quality health services: Lessons learned and results from PMI’s support for quality improvement of healthcare services for malaria
Friday, October 20th | 7:00 – 8:30 AM CT | Crystal Ballroom A, Lobby Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency
Explore PMI’s approach to strengthening health systems and improving the quality of health services through the PMI Impact Malaria project with country examples and lessons learned of successful quality improvement programs at the community, facility, and referral levels.
Benefits and challenges of WHO chemoprevention guidelines giving increased autonomy for decision-making to countries
Friday, October 20th | 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT | Crystal Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
Experts will share their perspectives and country experiences from a panel of stakeholders on adapting the updated WHO chemoprevention guidelines for decision-making. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the revised PMC guidelines, learn from real-world experiences, discuss the changing roles of NGOs and the demand for PMC, and explore how increased flexibility in guidelines fosters knowledge-sharing within the chemoprevention community.
Integrating malaria into Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) to support malaria burden reduction and elimination: lessons learnt from sub-Saharan Africa and the Greater Mekong Subregion
Saturday, October 21st | 3:00 – 4:45 PM CT | Grand Hall J, Ballroom Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
This symposium will review how PHEOCs are being leveraged to support and sustain malaria burden reduction and elimination efforts in a range of epidemiological settings. Ministry of Health representatives and their partners will share experiences and findings, including the process and challenges associated with making malaria a notifiable disease and integrating surveillance and response mechanisms at central, provincial, and district levels.
health system strengthening
through private sector engagement
THE LEARNING LEGACY OF THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION ELIMINATION OF MALARIA THROUGH SURVEILLANCE PROJECT 2016 – 2022
The Greater Mekong Subregion Elimination of Malaria through Surveillance Project (2016-2022) worked with NMPs to sustainably integrate the private sector into national malaria elimination efforts in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Explore key learnings, tips on achieving results, and the evidence supporting these lessons.
ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
7197 – Insecticide chemical content and bioefficacy of insecticide-treated nets containing chlorfenapyr or piperonyl butoxide over 24 months of field use in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Burundi
Location: Grand Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
Time: Sunday, October 22nd 8:00 am – 9:45 am CT
Presenter: Keith Esch, PSI
Project: PMI VectorLink
5002 – Malaria trend and identification of risk groups in an elimination setting, 2019–2022
Location: Grand Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
Time: Thursday, October 19th 8:30-8:45 AM CT
Presenter: Safia Mohammed, ZAMEP
Project: Dhibiti Malaria
5691 – Treatment of uncomplicated malaria using artemisinin-based combination therapy in the first trimester of pregnancy: Experience from Tanzania
Location: Crystal Ballroom A, Lobby Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency
Time: Thursday, October 19th 7:00 -8:30 AM CT
Presenter: Abdallah Lusasi, NMCP
Project: Dhibiti Malaria
5516 – Need to Reduce Client Wait Times during Antenatal Care Visits: Lessons Learned from MSDQI in Tanzania
Presenter: Stella Makwaruzi, PSI
Project: Dhibiti Malaria / Impact Malaria
6927 – Improving client satisfaction and competence of health providers in Tanzania
Presenter: Stella Makwaruzi, PSI
Project: Dhibiti Malaria / Impact Malaria
6074 – Improving quality of malaria microscopy through onsite coaching and mentorship to health facilities in Tanzania
Presenter: Saidi Mgata, PSI
Project: Dhibiti Malaria / Impact Malaria
6207 – Mentorship Improves Quality of Malaria in Pregnancy Services in PMI-supported Regions in Tanzania
Presenter: Michael Gulaka, PSI
Project: Dhibiti Malaria / Impact Malaria
6104 – Entomological monitoring in Zanzibar to support malaria elimination efforts
Presenter: Bakar Khatib, ZAMEP
Project: Dhibiti Malaria
LB-8131 – Travel patterns and demographic characteristics of malaria cases in Zanzibar, 2019-2023
Presenter: Humphrey R. Mkali, PSI
Project: Dhibiti Malaria
6101 – Implementation of malaria Community Case Management (mCCM) in Tanzania: successes, challenges, and way forward
Presenter: Onesmo Mwegoha, NMCP
Project: Dhibiti Malaria
5414 – Factors associated with active private health provider follow-up of Plasmodium vivax patients treated with primaquine in Myanmar
Presenter: May Me Thet, PSI
Project: GEMS+
6826 – Private providers acceptance of social media reporting tools for malaria case notification and surveillance in Myanmar
Presenter: May Me Thet, PSI
Project: DFAT
5187 – Identification and Insecticide Resistance Profile of Anopheles azevedoi (Ribeiro, 1969) in Luanda Province, Angola: Implications for Vector Control
Presenter: Catia Marques, PSI Angola
Project: PMI VectorLink
LB-8201 – Field performance of Interceptor®, Interceptor® G2, and PermaNet® 3.0 brand insecticide-treated nets across three districts in Burkina Faso over 36 months – Results from a 2019-2022 durability monitoring study
Presenter: Jacky Raharinjatovo, PSI
Project: PMI VectorLink
6922 – Adoption of a Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention (PMC) strategy in Benin: A co-design process
Presenter: Bienvenu Wakpo, PSI
Project: Plus Project
6923 – Designing community engagement activities using a human centered approach to promote PMC adoption: The Plus Project experience in Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, and Mozambique
Presenter: Jacques Kouakou, PSI
Project: Plus Project
6921 – Harnessing Community Health Workers to Improve PMC Uptake in Cameroon: Insights from the Plus Project
Presenter: Lily Claire Ekobika, PSI
Project: Plus Project
6925 – Implementation of phase 1 of perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in children under two years of age in Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
Presenter: Hans Bahibo, PSI
Project: Plus Project
6195 – PMC Integration into Mozambique’s Routine Health System: A Plus Project Case Study
Presenter: Baltazar Candrinho, PSI; Elsa Nhantumbo, PSI
Project: Plus Project
5506 – Private Sector Involvement in the Fight Against Malaria in Madagascar
Presenter: Ilo Andriamanamihaja, PSI
Project: GS6 Global Fund
6222 – Integrated and Innovative Decentralized Malaria Resurgence Responses in the South East of Madagascar
Presenter: Andry Patrick Raoiliarison, PSI
Project: GS6 Global Fund
5487 – Payment System for Community Actors During the 2021 and 2022 Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) Mass Distribution Campaigns in Madagascar
Presenter: Soza Andriamarovesatra, PSI
6827 – Plans to Align Malaria Interventions with Epidemiological Microstratification in Madagascar in 2023
Presenter: Hanitra Ranaivoarison, PSI
6110 – “Don’t wait for symptoms!”: Increasing Routine Malaria Testing Among Forest-Goers in Cambodia
Presenter: Dr. Po Ly (CNM), Leakhena Ith, PSI
LB-8522 – ACTwatch Lite – revised methods and toolkit for private sector antimalarial and RDT market measurement
Presenter: Paul Bouanchaud, PSI
Project: ACTwatch Lite
5370 – User Perceptions of a Smartphone-based Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) aid for Community and Private Clinic-based Health Workers in Western Kenya
Presenter: Wycliffe Waweru, PSI; Malia Skjefte, PSI
Project: Audere HealthPulse Study
Evaluation of whether mass drug administration can lead to sustained impact on malaria incidence of in Tambacounda, Senegal, a low-moderate transmission setting with optimized control interventions
Presenter: IM Senegal
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6810 – Efficacy of Artemether-Lumefantrine, Artesunate-Amodiaquine, and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria among children in the Center and North regions of Cameroon, 2021-2022
Time: Saturday, October 21, 11 am – 12:45 pm CT
Location: Poster Session C
Presenter: IM Cameroon, Wilfred Mbacham
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6813 – Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinine-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mali, 2020-2021
Time: Saturday, October 21, 12 am – 12:45 pm CT
Location: Poster Session C
Presenter IM Mali, Ousmane Koita
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6811 – Therapeutic efficacy of Artesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria treatment in four sentinel sites of Côte d’Ivoire
Presenter: IM Cote d’Ivoire, Offianan Andre Toure
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6207 – Mentorship Improves Quality of Malaria in Pregnancy services in PMI Supported Regions in Tanzania
Presenter: IM Tanzania
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6927 – Improving client satisfaction and competence of health providers in Tanzania
Presenter: IM Tanzania
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
5516 – Need to Reduce Client Wait Times during Antenatal Care Visits: Lessons learnt from MSDQI in Tanzania
Presenter: IM Tanzania
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6074 – Improving quality of malaria microscopy through onsite coaching and mentorship to health facilities in Tanzania
Presenter: IM Tanzania
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6191 – Feasibility and acceptability of implementation of Group Antenatal Care in rural health centers Benin for maternal health care providers and supervisors
Presenter: IM Benin
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
Conducting therapeutic efficacy study in areas of declining malaria transmission using community health workers in Rwanda
Presenter: IM Rwanda, Noella Umulisa
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
5387 – Efficacy of three Artemisinin-based combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children in Burkina Faso: PCR-uncorrected results
Presenter: IM Burkina Faso, Gansane Adama
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6471 – Antenatal care services in Benin and Tanzania, 2021-2022: an equity analysis study
Presenter: IM Tanzania and IM Benin
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
5486 – Mentorship-based task-shifting approach for Community Health Officers improves Antenatal Care attendance and Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in pregnancy services in lower-level facilities in Ghana
Presenter: IM Ghana, Felicia Babanawo
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
7198 – The Ripple Effect of Quality Improvement in Strengthening Uptake of Intermittent Preventative Treatment for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Case of Kakamega County, Kenya
Presenter: IM Kenya, Agatha Mandu
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
6193 – Assessing the impact of group ANC on IPTp uptake in Atlantique Department, Benin: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Presenter: IM Benin
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8509 – Quality Improvement of Malaria Diagnostics in Sierra Leone, Where Did We Get It Right?
Presenter: IM Sierra Leone
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8138 – Adherence to the full course of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention improved in the Dosso and Tahoua regions of Niger from 2020 to 2022
Presenter: IM Niger
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8315 – Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria among children under five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020-2021
Presenter: IM DRC
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8381 – Assessment of the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria using artemether-lumefantrine in Niger: treatment efficacy and molecular markers of resistance, 2022
Presenter: IM Niger
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
Combining proficiency testing with outreach training and supportive supervision plus (OTSS+) to improve the quality of malaria microscopy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Presenter: IM DRC
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8503 – Comparative Analysis of Basic Malaria Diagnostic Refresher Training Participants: Competency scores and Professional Cadres
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8457 – The Contribution of e-Mentoring on the Performance of Five National Malaria Control Program Indicators in the North Region, Cameroon
Presenter: IM Cameroon
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8501 – Technical support supervision improved quality of malaria diagnosis in the lake endemic region of western Kenya
Presenter: IM Kenya
Project: PMI Impact Malaria
LB-8506 – Uncorrected Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection in Rwanda, 2022
Presenter: IM Rwanda
Project: PMI Impact Malaria