International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR)

Malaria Transmission and the Impact of Control Efforts in Southern Africa

Dr. Peter Agre, PI for the Southern Africa ICEMR.

 

Principal Investigator: Peter Agre, M.D.
Lead Institution: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Project Leads:

• William Moss, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Douglas Norris, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Sungano Mharakurwa, Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Institutions:

• Malaria Institute at Macha, Choma, Zambia
• Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe
• Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia
• University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

Research Areas

The overall goal of the Southern Africa ICEMR is to make substantial contributions to regional malaria control measures that can be sustained in the long term. This goal will be achieved through a combination of:

• state-of-the-art research on malaria epidemiology, vector biology and the genetics of the malaria parasite in three different epidemiological settings in southern Africa;
• collaborations with national malaria control programs to develop locally-adapted control strategies; and
• training, career development and capacity building at research institutions in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

In addition, the research team will collaborate with other ICEMRs in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and South America.

Regional Impact

The proposed research activities will provide detailed knowledge of malaria transmission, including epidemiology, vector biology and parasite population structure, to develop control strategies for the regional elimination of malaria.

Map description: Associated sites for the Southern Africa ICEMR: Zambia (Choma District, Nchelenge District); Zimbabwe (Mutasa District)