ASTMH co-hosted a Malaria Day in the Americas event in Washington, DC, on November 6, the day when the presence of malaria parasites in the blood of patients with febrile symptoms was first observed by Charles Louis Lavéran in 1880.
Short films were shown from the top three finalists for the 2019 PAHO Malaria Champions of the Americas Award, which recognized projects reducing malaria cases in Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras. All were part of the new Municipalities for Zero Malaria initiative and illustrated the theme of the forum, “Zero malaria starts with me: Perspectives from the frontlines.”
Pictured above, from left: Dr. Carlos Espinal, Florida International University; Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director, PAHO; Dr. Jose Orlinder Nicolas, Health Surveillance Unit, Secretariat of Health, Honduras; ASTMH CEO Karen A. Goraleski; Dr. Efrain Burgos, Regional Health Director, Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios, Honduras; Dr. Matthew Lynch of Johns Hopkins University; and Margaret McDonnell, UN Foundation.
The three films are:
The other co-hosts for the November 6 event were
- PAHO/WHO
- United Nations Foundation
- Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University
- Center for Communication Programs at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Global Health Consortium at the Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
Click here to read the press release from PAHO