Meeting: Develop malaria control operational research training program in Africa

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议在肯尼亚Ukwala的Matibabu诊所举行为期三天的会议，目的是建立一个为期5年的疟疾控制研究培训计划。该方案将通过加州大学疟疾研究和控制小组、马蒂巴布基金会、内罗毕大学和肯尼亚国家疟疾控制方案之间的合作来组织。我们设想的方案将提供预防疟疾的临床和病媒控制方法方面的培训。培训计划的教师将从四个合作项目中选出。我们建议吸引东非大学以及从事疟疾控制工作的政府和非政府卫生机构的学生。培训方案的总体目标是培养一支非洲研究人员骨干队伍，使其能够从事与疟疾诊断和治疗以及蚊虫控制的所有方面有关的应用研究。这三个合作组织包括来自美国减少疟疾地区的医生、流行病学家、社会科学家、昆虫学家和蚊虫控制从业人员。公共卫生相关性：世卫组织和其他机构已将旨在制定和维持非洲疟疾控制方案的应用研究专门知识确定为需要加强能力的重要领域。我们汇集了一个独特的计划，旨在培训非洲科学家和卫生专业人员对当代疟疾控制工作面临的问题进行研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to hold a three day meeting at the Matibabu Clinic, Ukwala, Kenya with the goal of establishing a 5 year malaria control research training program. The program will be organized through a collaboration among the University of California Malaria Research and Control Group, the Matibabu Foundation, University of Nairobi and the Kenya National Malaria Control Programme. The program we envision will provide training in both clinical and vector control based methodologies for malaria prevention. Faculty for the training program will be drawn from the four collaborating programs. We propose to attract students from east African Universities and both government and non-government health agencies that deal with malaria control. The overall goal of the training program is the development of a cadre of African researchers equipped to undertake applied research relating to the diagnosis and treatment of malaria and all aspects of mosquito control. The three collaborating organizations include physicians, epidemiologists, social scientists, entomologists and mosquito control practitioners from Mosquito Abatement Districts in the U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Expertise in applied research aimed at the development and maintenance of malaria control programs in Africa has been identified by the WHO and other agencies as a significant area in need of capacity strengthening. We bring together a unique program aimed at training African scientists and health professionals in conducting research on problems facing contemporary malaria control efforts.