Prsentation PowerPoint

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APPMG Meeting. 11 June 2008
Chris Hentschel, CEO MMV
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An inconvenient truth

Q What Tools do we have to Conquer Malaria? A
Tools are not enough!
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The Six Step Global Malaria Business Plan
3 RD Steps 3 Control Steps

Learn Improve Strategies
Deliver
Develop
Discover
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Malaria eradication requires that the basic
reproductive number, R0 lt 1

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R0 lt 1 then eradication will follow, whereas if
R0 gt 1 then the disease remains endemic.
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Values of R0 of well-known infectious diseases

• Malaria 1- 200
• Measles Airborne 12-18
• Pertussis Airborne droplet 12-17
• Diphtheria Saliva 6-7
• Smallpox Social contact 6-7
• Polio Fecal-oral route 5-7
• Rubella Airborne droplet 5-7
• Mumps Airborne droplet 4-7
• HIV/AIDS Sexual contact 2-5
• SARS Airborne droplet 2-5
• Influenza Airborne droplet 2-3

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Evolution can enable re-emergence
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Eradication a vision that now rests on four
pillars
Better Tools and Strategies
Rapid Scale Up (SUFI)
Political Will
Economic Growth
Malaria Elimination and Eradication
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Indian Eradication Poster ca 1960
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Thank You

• Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful,
  committed citizens can change the world. Indeed,
  it is the only thing that ever has.               
                       
• Margaret Mead

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Thank You