AMMnet Activities

This presentation will provide an overview of the current malaria situation in Bangladesh and the country's progress towards elimination, highlighting major achievements as well as the epidemiological, geographical, operational and vector-related challenges that characterize the last mile of elimination. Particular emphasis will be placed on the evolving role of surveillance and data analytics in programme decision-making. The presentation will demonstrate how case-based surveillance, case investigation, focus identification and classification, GIS-based mapping, spatial and temporal analysis, entomological information and other programme data can be integrated to identify transmission risks, prioritize high-risk locations and populations, guide Focus Investigation and Focus Response, and optimize the allocation of limited programme resources. The presentation will also highlight the importance of timely conversion of surveillance information into operational action and the need to sustain surveillance intensity even when malaria incidence becomes very low. Finally, the presentation will draw lessons from Bangladesh's experience that may be relevant to malaria elimination and control programmes in Africa and other endemic regions. These lessons will focus on the importance of moving from aggregate case reporting towards case-based and spatially informed surveillance; linking every detected case with an epidemiological investigation; using local-level data to guide targeted interventions; integrating epidemiological, GIS and entomological intelligence; maintaining preparedness for imported malaria and prevention of re-establishment; and strengthening the capacity of health systems and local programme teams to translate data into timely action. The overarching message will be that the last mile of malaria elimination is fundamentally a data-driven and response-driven endeavour: finding every case, understanding every transmission event, responding to every focus and maintaining the surveillance capacity required to prevent malaria from returning. This presentation is in English and registered participants can activate the CAPTIONS feature on Zoom for translation in their language of choice.

Join AMMnet for an interactive panel discussion exploring how data analytics, modelling and evidence can strengthen stakeholder engagement and support better malaria policy and programme decisions. Bringing together experts from research, national malaria programmes, advocacy and public health, the session will examine the journey from evidence to impact: from identifying stakeholder priorities and generating relevant analyses to communicating complex findings, building trust and translating evidence into action. Drawing on practical experiences from different settings, panelists will share successes, challenges and lessons learned in engaging policymakers, programme managers, communities, researchers, donors, civil society and other stakeholders.

This seminar explored the intersection of health economics and malaria policy in the context of Plasmodium vivax elimination in Indonesia. The presentation examined the challenge of radical cure for P. vivax, which requires treatment of dormant liver stages with either primaquine or tafenoquine — a process complicated by the risk of severe hemolysis in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The presenter outlined a revised case-management package developed for Indonesia to support safer radical cure, incorporating G6PD screening, high-dose primaquine targeting, and early clinical review. The session presented findings from a cost-effectiveness study evaluating this approach, demonstrating how health economics can serve as a valuable tool in informing evidence-based malaria policymaking and accelerating progress toward P. vivax elimination.

Join the first AMMnet Lusophone Hackathon, organized by AMMnet’s Lusophone Leadership Team. This hands-on, interactive session will introduce participants to the principles of reproducible biomedical data analysis using R and Quarto, two open-source tools that enable the creation of transparent, automated, and easily shareable analytical workflows.Throughout the Hackathon, participants will learn to: Organize a complete data analysis pipeline; Integrate code, statistical results, and text into a single dynamic document; Produce professional, reproducible, and easily shareable reports; Apply best practices in project organization, documentation, and reproducible research, which are increasingly valued in biomedical research and public health. Whether you work with surveillance data, clinical trials, or epidemiological studies, this Hackathon will provide practical skills that can be applied immediately to improve the quality, transparency, and reproducibility of your analyses. The session is intended for participants with basic to intermediate knowledge of R. Participants are expected to know how to run scripts in R and use RStudio. No prior experience with Quarto is required. The session will be recorded and made available to all AMMnet members via the AMMnet Hackathon Blog. This Hackathon is taught in Portuguese, but we invite instructors of other languages to lead sessions. Reach out to info@ammnet.org if you are interested in leading a session.

The 2025 AMMnet Annual Meeting in Dakar, held from June 25-27, was a great success!

The 2024 AMMnet meeting was held in Kigali, Rwanda April 18-19.