MIM is an alliance of individuals, funding partners and   four   autonomous   constituents   and contributes to global  efforts to address the
problem of malaria by facilitating the  emergence of dynamic malaria research networks and collaboration with malaria control  programs in Africa through the following objectives:

• Developing sustainable malaria research capacity in Africa – through international and Pan-African scientific partnerships and training.

• Promoting global communication and cooperation-between institutions in an effort to  maximize`impact of resources and avoid duplication of effort.

The   Multilateral  Initiative  on  Malaria  (MIM)   was established in 1997 with a mission to strengthen and sustain through collaborative research and training, the capacity of malaria-endemic countries in Africa to carry out research that is required to develop and improve tools for malaria control.

SOME MIM CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Monday, November 2, 2009
Mainstreaming  the  Research  Agenda:  Building
Blocks of the Global Malaria Action Plan
Identifying the targets and defining the mechanism of action of protective antibodies against P. falciparum
A  novel  approach  to  malaria  vaccine   discovery: presentation of the concept and evidence for practical feasibility
Development  of a traditional antimalarial for  use  in malaria control programmes: Argemone mexicana in Mali
Synergistic   effects   of   home-management   and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on malaria morbidity in children aged less than 5 years
Are  malaria treatment expenditures  catastrophic to different socio-economic and geographic groups and how do they cope with payment? A study in southeast Nigeria
Tuesday, November 3
Why  do  African  malaria  vectors  specialize  on
humans or cattle over alternative hosts
One hundred malaria attacks since birth. A 18-year longitudinal  study  of  malaria  morbidity  in  Dielmo, Senegal

Implementing  and sustaining  strategies  for  malaria control through the health system:  lessons from the Tanzania Net Voucher Scheme
STRENGTHENING CLINICAL TRIALS CAPACITY IN AFRICA! THE MALARIA CLINCAL TRIALS ALLIANCE PERSPECTIVE

Wednesday, November 4
Introduction   to   Malaria   Eradication   Research
Agenda (malERA): Shifting the research paradigm
from control and case manage to interruption of
transmission
Thursday, November 5
Development of vegetable farming: a cause of the
emergence of insecticide resistance in populations
of Anopheles gambiae in urban areas of Benin
Development and implementation of a cellular phone-based malaria early epidemic detection system for Zanzibar, 2008
A trial of the combined effect of intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide treated bednets in reducing morbidity from malaria in African children
Friday, November 6
Genetically modified mosquitoes for disease control:  current
status and future plan

Reaching the poor with health communication messages:  Lessons learned from a National Voucher Scheme for treated nets in Tanzania

Breastfeeding  and  the  Risk  of  Malaria  in  Children  born  to  HIV- uninfected and HIV-infected Mothers in Uganda

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