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This year's Conference theme is "Climate change: new challenges in malaria control".
This year's Conference theme is "Climate change: new challenges in malaria control".
The Speakers
The Speakers
Hermínio Cossa
Hermínio Cossa
Dr. Hermínio Cossa is a biologist with a master’s degree in health sciences and a specialist in health impact assessments of large-scale projects. He holds a Ph.D. in environmental epidemiology from the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland.
Dr. Hermínio is currently a researcher at Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), with a special focus on assessing the impact of the extractive sector, the impact of climate change, and the impact of community-based and institutional interventions on public health.
His research interests include Environmental Health, Maternal and Child Health, and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, utilizing data science (secondary databases) and socio-behavioral sciences.
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Marta Moreno Leirana
Marta Moreno Leirana
Dr. Marta is an Assistant Professor of malaria research with a focus on the vector biology of mosquito malaria vectors and other vector-borne diseases (VBDs). Her research background includes a PhD on insecticide resistance and population genetics of malaria vectors in West Africa, followed by a postdoctoral position at the Wadsworth Center (New York State Department of Health), where she investigated the phylogeography of Anopheles species in the Americas.
Dr. Marta spent several years in Iquitos, Peru, working with the University of California San Diego and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia on malaria vector surveillance, bionomics, and residual malaria transmission in the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon. At LSHTM, she was involved in clinical trials assessing the impact of interventions targeting the human malaria reservoir on transmission dynamics in The Gambia. She also co-lead studies exploring how environmental change influences the distribution of arbovirus vectors in the region.
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Luzala Elisabeth Garcia
Luzala Elisabeth Garcia
Luzala Elizabeth Garcia is a Biomedical professional with a Master's degree in Field and Laboratory Epidemiology from the Faculty of Medicine at Agostinho Neto University (UAN), 2023. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the Methodist University of Angola (UMA), 2016.
Currently, she serves as a Researcher at the Ministry of Health, Department of Disease Control, working within the National Malaria Control Programme in the vector control unit. Her responsibilities include outbreak investigation and vector control activities. She also works as a Field Tutor for master's students in the Field and Laboratory Epidemiology programme.
Previously, she worked as a Public Health Analyst at the São Paulo State Health Secretariat (2019–2022), where she coordinated epidemiological surveillance projects.
Her scientific contributions include publications on measles outbreaks in Lunda Sul province and research on insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles malaria vectors in Luanda, Angola.
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Eleanore Sternberg
Eleanore Sternberg
Dr. Eleanore has over a decade of experience working on vector-borne diseases, with a focus on the development, evaluation, and implementation of malaria vector control interventions. She has a background in infectious disease ecology with a PhD from Emory University. Before joining Tropical Health, Eleanore led a range of research projects spanning proof-of-concept laboratory studies to large-scale field trials of vector control interventions. She has worked in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Tanzania, and Mozambique, where she has developed research protocols, managed field teams, and overseen data collection and analysis.
Dr. Eleanore brings strong quantitative skills, extensive experience in project and trial management, and a commitment to evidence-informed practice. She has worked closely with research institutions, national malaria programmes, and international partners to support the uptake of new tools and strategies for vector control. At Tropical Health, Eleanore contributes to project implementation and provides technical guidance on malaria and vector control, with a particular focus on ensuring high-quality research and translating evidence into policy and practice.
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