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This year's Conference theme is "Using Modelling for Surveillance and Response to Malaria and Other Vector-Borne Diseases". For this reason, we've invited experts in malaria and in other vector-borne diseases. These experts come from different countries across Africa, America and Europe.
This year's Conference theme is "Using Modelling for Surveillance and Response to Malaria and Other Vector-Borne Diseases". For this reason, we've invited experts in malaria and in other vector-borne diseases. These experts come from different countries across Africa, America and Europe.
The Speakers
The Speakers
Folashade Agusto
Folashade Agusto
Dr. Folashade Agusto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. She is an applied mathematician with extensive experience in modeling emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including malaria, COVID-19, and Zika fever.
In her talk titled “Optimal control of malaria transmission across Sub-Saharan Africa temperature gradient”, Dr. Agusto will present optimal strategies for controlling malaria considering temperature variations across different regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. The results highlight the combined use of larvicides, adulticides, and insecticide-treated bednets as effective strategies, especially in scenarios with insecticide-resistant mosquitoes.
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Américo Feriano José
Américo Feriano José
Américo Feriano José is a researcher at the National Institute of Health (INS) in Mozambique. He holds a Bachelor degree in Geography, a Master's in Disaster Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change from Eduardo Mondlane University - Mozambique, and is a doctoral candidate in Environmental Studies at the University of Witwatersrand, in South Africa.
His research focuses on modeling the impact of climate change and air pollution on public health. Throughout his career, he served as General Coordinator of the Demographic and Health Surveillance Platform (HDSS- Polana Caniço) of the Health Research and Training Center in Polana Caniço of the National Institute of Health, Mozambique.
He is currently the Head of the "Health Scenario Monitoring and Analysis Department" of the National Health Observatory and additionally coordinates the Climate, Environment and Health Platform" of the National Institute of Health - Headquarters. He leads studies of vulnerability and adaptation of the health sector to Climate Change, impacts of air pollution on the health sector and early warning systems (short, medium and long term) of climate-sensitive diseases to ensure timely preparation of the health sector to extreme weather events in Mozambique.
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Beatriz Galatas
Beatriz Galatas
Dr. Beatriz Galatas is an Epidemiologist working for the Strategic Information and Response Unit of the Global Malaria Program at WHO. She is currently the focal point at GMP for the support provided by WHO to NMCPs on subnational tailoring of malaria interventions to inform the malaria strategic planning, funding requests and implementation, monitoring and evaluation. In this role, she has provided SNT support to over 30 malaria-endemic countries over the last four years. She is also the focal person for the burden estimates of the World Malaria Report.
Prior to WHO, Beatriz worked as the research assistant for the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM) in Mozambique. She was responsible for the implementation and coordination of several operational and research studies on malaria aiming to understand whether malaria elimination can be achieved in a moderate transmission setting in rural Sub-Saharan Africa with the currently available tools. She obtained her PhD at the University of Barcelona in 2020 and was awarded for her work within the university as well as by the American School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, where she obtained the Young Investigation Award in 2019.
Beatriz’s experience on field malaria research combined with analytical skills and exposure to local and global-level decision-making processes makes her an expert in translational health.
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Baltazar Cá
Baltazar Cá
Dr. Baltazar Cá is an esteemed researcher with affiliations to the Bandim Health Project and the National Institute of Public Health in Guinea-Bissau. He obtained his PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Porto in Portugal.
His research is dedicated to elucidating the genetic diversity of malaria parasites and vector resistance to insecticides. Additionally, Baltazar serves as the Principal Investigator for Guinea-Bissau in The West Africa Mathematical Modeling Capacity Development (WAMCAD) program. This initiative was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and hosted at the University of Ghana and by other four African partners among them the Bandim Health Project.
The Project aims to bolster technical capacity in malaria and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) modelling through a comprehensive training program encompassing Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone partners.
Moreover, Dr. Baltazar Cá is a recipient of the prestigious Carriere Development Fellowships from The Malaria Research Capacity Development Consortium (MARCAD). This fellowship program is dedicated to training a cadre of African scientists in West and Central Africa, empowering them to provide essential insights for malaria control and elimination efforts.
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Adilson de Pina
Adilson de Pina
Dr. Adilson de Pina holds a PhD in Public Health from the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, a Masters in Public Health, an International Masters in Medical Entomology and in Human Biology and Environment. He is the Coordinator of the National Malaria Elimination Program at CCS-SIDA / Ministry of Health of Cabo Verde.
De Pina has carried out studies and research in the epidemiology, entomology, social mobilization of malaria and others. He is Research Associate at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) and Principal Investigator of Target Malaria in Cabo Verde, and leads the WADE and Freedom from Infection projects between INSP and LSHTM.
He has participated in several meetings for the evaluation of health programs, elaboration of strategic plans and proposals for financing with national and international partners. He has also benefited from several grants for participation in international conferences, from PAMCA, ASTMH, Gene Drive, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon) / Fundação La Caixa (Barcelona), MIM, Keystone Symposia and others.
Dr. Adilson de Pina has authored several articles published in international journals about malaria, HIV, COVID19 and he has been reviewer in some international reference publishing such as Malaria Journal, PlosOne, BMC Public Health, Frontiers, and others.
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