The biobank is an essential concept for our global health security systems and preventing the next disease outbreak.
Biobanks: A Crucial Component to Improve Global Health Security
Burkina Faso
A New Asset in the Malaria Prevention Toolkit
As the eagerly awaited malaria vaccine moves from trial to rollout, Jhpiego is using its 20 years of experience in malaria prevention and treatment—from promoting insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), to supporting seasonal malaria chemoprevention and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), to providing training to health care workers to test for and treat
A Dose in Time to Prevent Malaria
It rains a lot in Diébougou in the Sud-Ouest region of Burkina Faso. This means that malaria transmission occurs throughout the year in this West African country, but it’s especially high during the peak season, which runs from June to October, increasing the importance of community-based health care. From the health facility in Diébougou, the