The BOHEMIA project census is making great progress in Mopeia
Once it has been completed, the census will be followed by mass administration of ivermectin, the backbone of the project. 5,230 households have now [...]
POST – Technological Innovation: A Key Element in the Fight Against Malaria
Inoque Antonio Capece is 27 years old and lives in the district of Mopeia, in Mozambique. For the past year, he has been a field [...]
“Today humanity has more information and tools to fight malaria but the gains in this fight still create geographical asymmetries ”
In June 2004, Charfudin Sacoor started working at the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM), a BOHEMIA Project partner. Since 2010 he has led its Department [...]
POST – Malaria in Times of COVID-19
[This text has been written by por Matiana González Silva and Regina Rabinovich, coordinator and director, respectively, of the Malaria Elimination Initiative]. World Malaria Day 2021 [...]
“Reducing inequity is the most effective way of protecting the vulnerable from malaria”
BOHEMIA’s lead social scientist Caroline Jones has 20 years of experience working in sub-Saharan Africa on the uptake and provision of health care with attention [...]
BOHEMIA Project Begins Fieldwork with “Mini-census” of the Population
After more than a year of planning, the project has launched first census activities, which will collect critical information in preparation for the trial. BOHEMIA [...]
“The opportunity to work with BOHEMIA was the beginning of a long-awaited journey to participate in projects that accelerate the fight against malaria”
We interviewed Mwaka Kakolwa, BOHEMIA trial physician in Tanzania, who gave us her view on the BOHEMIA project. Mwaka Kakolwa’s career in research started [...]
A Roadmap for Adding Ivermectin to the Malaria Toolbox
A group of experts led by ISGlobal defines a clear pathway for evaluating and implementing ivermectin as a complementary vector control tool A group of [...]
“We need new and disruptive tools against both the vector and the parasite”
We interviewed Francisco Saúte, BOHEMIA country PI for Mozambique, who gave us his view on the BOHEMIA project. Francisco Saúte is scientific director and [...]
POST – From Altamira to Africa. BOHEMIA: A Visionary Strategy in the Fight Against Malaria
In the year 1868, an Asturian weaver named Modesto Cubillas was out hunting on the Altamira fields near Santillana del Mar in Cantabria. While chasing prey, [...]
