Objectives:
 
•    Highlight the progress and challenges in malaria elimination efforts.    
•    Discuss the role of Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) in malaria prevention and control.
•    Explore innovations and best practices in malaria interventions.
•    Strengthen multi-sectoral collaborations for sustained malaria elimination
•    Provide a platform for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to exchange insights and experiences.

Questions/key issues to be covered:

•    Overview of global and regional malaria trends
•    Progress and challenges in South Africa
•    Importance of SBCC in malaria control
•    New vector control strategies for Malaria Elimination
•    Treatment strategies to combat malaria

Speakers:

Ms Aneliswa Cele
Chief Director: Environmental Health and Port Health Services & Acting Chief Director: Communicable Diseases

Ms Ednah Baloyi
Director Malaria and Other Vector Borne Diseases

Dr Taneshka Kruger
Project Manager: University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC)

Dr Charlotte Sriruttan-Nel
Pathologist

Dr Givemore Munhenga
Principal Medical Scientist

Pinky Manana
Epidemiologist

Armanda Paula Chuva Levene
Public Health Professional

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