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Can malaria be eradicated? The future of malaria control

The Lancet Commission on malaria eradication recently claimed that it would be possible to eliminate malaria by 2050. Focusing on the historical trajectory of artemisinin, this webinar discusses the claim made by the Commission and asks: what does artemisinin tell us about the prospects of malaria eradication? To what extent is the effectiveness of this drug being impaired by growing drug resistance? And what role will community engagement efforts play in enabling a malaria-free future?

From the use of artemisinin to the importance of sustaining malaria control basics, regional initiatives, and community engagement, this webinar explores how there will never be a magic bullet for eradicating malaria.

The webinar panel was moderated by Sanjoy Bhattacharya (Professor in the History of Medicine and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Health Histories at the University of York) and included:

  • Ian Graham (Director of BioYork and Weston Chair of Biochemical Genetics at the University of York);
  • Karen Barnes (Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town and Co-Chair of the South African Malaria Elimination Committee); and
  • Rajitha Wickremasinghe (Professor of Public Health and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka).
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