Symposium: Grassroots Mobilization to End Malaria: Integrating the care of the young infant
When: Friday 26 April 2024, 17:00-18:30 (CAT)
Where: Kigali Convention Centre, Room MH4
Organiser: Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal, Spain)
This symposium aims to create awareness of malaria prevalence in young infants and advocate for appropriate treatment. Malaria in young infants is often overlooked because this population is assumed to benefit from maternal protection and is generally excluded from clinical trials. As a result, there are currently no approved treatments for malaria for infants < 4.5 kg in body weight and available treatment guideline recommendations for patients < 5kg are not evidence-based.
The intention is for this symposium to act as a catalyst for a much-needed conversation on malaria in young infants, improving disease detection and prompting appropriate treatment.
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Agenda
Chairs:
- Christine Manyando, Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC, Zambia)
- Quique Bassat, Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal, Spain)
Introduction
Christine Manyando, TDRC (Zambia)
Overview of the problem: malaria in young infants – how much of a problem is it?
Jessica Dalsuco, Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM, Mozambique)
Current management: Key question: are we providing optimal malaria treatment to young infants?
Bernhards Ogutu, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI, Kenya)
CALINA study results with a novel treatment for babies <5 kg with malaria: The first Phase 3 results of a PK, safety and efficacy study in young infants < 5kg conducted in Africa with a new ratio and dose of artemether and lumefantrine
Berenger Kaboré, IRSS/Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN, Burkina Faso)
Q&A