AMMnet Activities

Can safer radical cure also be more cost-effective? Explore how health economics is informing evidence-based malaria policy and accelerating Plasmodium vivax elimination in Indonesia. The radical cure of Plasmodium vivax requires treatment of the dormant liver stages with either primaquine or tafenoquine but is constrained by the risk of severe hemolysis in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. A revised case-management package was designed to support safe radical cure in Indonesia, and included G6PD screening, targeting high dose primaquine and early clinical review. This presentation will explore the usefulness of health economics within malaria policymaking, while presenting results of this cost-effectiveness study in Indonesia.

Join AMMnet in celebrating Pan-African Women's Day with an inspiring panel discussion featuring the women driving progress in malaria control through data analytics, epidemiology, modelling, artificial intelligence, and public health innovation. This interactive session will bring together leading women scientists and public health experts from across Africa and Asia to share their career journeys, discuss the evolving role of data in malaria elimination, and inspire the next generation of women leaders in STEM. WHAT TO EXPECT: The session will include a live panel discussion, audience Q&A, and interactive polls, creating an engaging conversation on women driving progress in malaria research and public health Whether you are a student, researcher, programme implementer, policymaker, or data scientist, this seminar offers valuable insights and networking opportunities. Technical & Leadership Perspectives -- Career Journey & Breaking Barriers -- Mentorship & Representation. Note: The panel will be conducted in English, but members can activate the CAPTIONS feature in Zoom for real-time translation to the language of their choice.

Ready to take your R skills further? This hands-on AMMnet Hackathon will guide you through building a fully interactive malaria dashboard using R Shiny and the modern bslib framework — from app structure and UI design to reactivity and web deployment. Over two focused hours, you'll work through the core building blocks of Shiny development: constructing user interfaces with input controls and outputs, implementing reactive expressions so your dashboard responds dynamically to user interactions, and deploying your finished app to the web via shinyapps.io. The session draws on realistic simulated malaria data modeled on real epidemiological patterns for Burkina Faso, giving you practical experience applying these tools in a malaria context. This session is designed for participants with advanced R experience. If you're already comfortable in R and ready to build something shareable and interactive, this is for you. Register to join us on 23 July and leave with a working dashboard — and the skills to build the next one. The session will be recorded and made publicly available to all AMMnet members via the AMMnet Hackathon Blog. This Hackathon is taught in English, but we invite instructors of other languages to lead sessions. Reach out to info@ammnet.org if you are interested in leading a session in French or Portuguese. The session will be recorded and made publicly available to all AMMnet members via the hackathon blog. This Hackathon is taught in English, but we invite instructors of other languages to lead sessions. Reach out to info@ammnet.org if you are interested in leading a session in French or Portuguese.

Malaria remains a major public health challenge in Benin, particularly among children under five, despite government efforts and the implementation of vector control interventions. This study, based on a modelling approach, assesses the potential impact and effectiveness of introducing the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in reducing malaria morbidity in the Couffo department. The multi-disease epidemiological model (EMOD) was calibrated using entomological, epidemiological and climatic data collected between 2010 and 2023. The vaccine was incorporated in line with the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) strategy, enabling the monitoring of cohorts of children under five within 1,000 simulated populations. Nine scenarios combining different levels of coverage and vaccination schedules, as well as a baseline scenario without vaccination, were analysed using various statistical analyses with the R software (version 4.5.1).

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.