EDCTP Alumni Network

Title

Malaria Research Capacity building for Field Trials in Tanzania (MaReCa)

Objectives

1. To document burden of malaria in the study area over years 2. To develop and characterize efficacious malaria vaccine for children and pregnant women. 3. To build malaria research capacity at Masters and PhD levels. 4. To establish and maintain mentorship programme. 5. To sustain clinical research and clinical trials in Korogwe Research Station.

Host Organisation

Institution	Country
National Institute for Medical research (NIMR)	Tanzania, United Republic of

Participants

Name	Institution	Country
Professor Thor. G. Theander	University of Copenhagen	Denmark

Study Design

Longitudinal cohort study

Sites

Tanga Region, Tanzania

Students Supervised

Type	Name	Title	University	Start Date	End Date
MSc Parasitology	Paul Martin	Mr	Sokoine University, Tanzania	2017	2019
PhD	Geofrey Makenga	Dr	Antwerpen University, Belgium	2017	2020

Publications

Schmiegelow C, Matondo S, Minja DTR, Resende M, Pehrson C, Nielsen BB, Olomi R, Nielsen MA, Deloron P, Salanti A, Lusingu J, Theander TG. Plasmodium falciparum Infection Early in Pregnancy has Profound Consequences for Fetal Growth. J Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 19;216(12):1601-1610. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix530.

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