Peace Corps volunteer Blessing Uzoeshi barely thought about mosquitoes until she moved to Guinea. Now she is helping track down mosquitoes to gather essential information for keeping her community safe from malaria.
Saïbatou Bamogo, a mother of five children, lives with her family in a camp for internally displaced people in Burkina Faso. Having moved 275 miles to keep her children safe from violence, malaria now threatens both the lives of her children and the economic security of her family.
On November 15, USAID celebrates Foreign Service National (FSN) Recognition Day. Meet Ferdinad, a doctor, public health advocate, and malaria specialist with PMI in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Explore his story and learn what motivates him in the fight to end malaria
Community health workers are essential to increasing health services for hard to reach populations. In Cameroon, these health workers provide a wide variety of services, including diagnosing and treating malaria. PMI collaborated with the Cameroon Ministry of Health and the National Malaria Control Program to develop an interactive tool to guide the expansion of the community health worker program to make sure more families are reached with life-saving services.
Pregnant women and their babies can be at increased risk for malaria complications. Monica Akyok, a dedicated nurse at one of Nigeria’s health centers, improves the health of pregnant women and their babies by combining malaria treatment and prevention services with prenatal care.
Children under the age of five living in sub-Saharan Africa make up the majority of malaria cases and deaths globally. They are especially at risk during the rainy season when malaria-carrying mosquitoes flourish. Community health workers in countries such as Cameroon, Mali, and Niger work hard to deliver lifesaving preventive medicine to keep children safe.
See how PMI is working with countries to develop effective ways to detect, monitor, and control the spread of this invasive malaria mosquito in Africa.
A highly skilled team of entomologists (scientists who study mosquitoes) from Thailand and Lao PDR attended a workshop to share information, skills, and techniques to support the region’s goal to eliminate malaria.
Nigerian researcher Dr. Auwal Al-Hassan studies mosquitoes to learn about their behavior and how to stop them from spreading malaria. His current research focuses on the invasive Anopheles stephensi mosquito, and what he and fellow researchers discover could have profound implications for the future of malaria in their country.
Being a Community Health Worker in a remote area can mean you are on call 24-hours a day and often travel long distances to provide lifesaving care. A little support for these workers can go a long way, particularly for those dedicated to their communities, like Dinkie Kalie Marah in Sierra Leone.
