Low birth weight in Papua New Guinea
Low birth weight in Papua New Guinea is a killer. Help us research what is causing low birth weight in PNG so that we can stop it.
Donate now to tip the scales back in favour of babies in PNG.
Low birth weight in Papua New Guinea is a killer. Help us research what is causing low birth weight in PNG so that we can stop it.
Donate now to tip the scales back in favour of babies in PNG.
This project, led by University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), is conducting malaria surveillance in Myanmar which has a disproportionately large malaria burden compared to other countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), and harbours the current frontier of artemisinin-resistant malaria.
IMAGE: Community engagement for the research at a village in Kayah State
The information generated using new surveillance tools will provide an evidence base for targeting and prioritising elimination resources for maximum impact, and will be integrated into ongoing malaria elimination and drug resistance containment activities in Myanmar, in the GMS and globally. Subsequently we plan to test in real-time a potential malaria elimination strategy in pilot sites within Myanmar.
IMAGE: Collecting blood from a local woman for the research
2015 - 2016
University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB)
For any general enquiries relating to this project, please contact:
Country Program Manager, Myanmar
To achieve better health for vulnerable communities in Australia and internationally by accelerating the translation of research, discovery and evidence into sustainable health solutions.
85 Commercial Road, Melbourne
VIC, 3004, Australia
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