From October 18 to 22, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting will take place in Chicago, Illinois, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, bringing attendees back together in person for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, along with a livestream option for those who cannot join in person.

MCD Global Health (MCD) will exhibit at the conference at Booth #315 and have numerous poster presentations that staff have led or coauthored on topics related to malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Below, you’ll find a schedule of MCD’s activities at ASTMH’s conference this year. Please join us in supporting our colleagues as they share the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from their work across the globe (all times are in Central Time).

Noon, Thursday, October 19, Poster Session A

LB-8043 - Capacity building for district-led improvement of stock management and redistribution of commodities efficiently supports adherence to malaria test & treat guidelines in West Nile, Uganda (View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Malaria Reduction Activity in Uganda
• Country: Uganda
• MCD Contact: Mariam Bahova

LB-8044 - Improving availability of blood products for severe malaria management in Uganda: Lessons Learned from Strengthening Local Capacity for Community Blood Donations (View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Malaria Reduction Activity in Uganda
• Country: Uganda
• MCD Contact: Mariam Bahova

Noon, Friday, October 20, Poster Session B

6191 - Feasibility and acceptability of Group Antenatal Care for maternal health care providers and supervisors in rural health centers in Benin (View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria
• Country: Benin
• MCD Contact: Kady Maiga

6193 - Assessing the impact of group ANC on IPTp uptake in Atlantique Department, Benin: a cluster randomized controlled trial (View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria
• Country: Benin
• MCD Contact: Julie Niemczura

LB-8315 - Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria among children under five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020-2021
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria
• Country: DRC
• MCD Contact: Ange Landela

LB-8334 - Facility-based mentorship to strengthen the quality of malaria services in five high-burden regions of Uganda (View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Malaria Reduction Activity in Uganda
• Country: Uganda
• MCD Contact: Mariam Bahova

9:15 a.m., Saturday, October 21, Oral Presentation

6471 - Antenatal care services in Benin and Tanzania, 2021-2022: an equity analysis study (View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Malaria Reduction Activity in Uganda
• Country: Benin and Tanzania
• MCD Contact: Julie Niemczura

11 a.m., Saturday, October 21, Poster Session C

6597 - Developing Laboratory Infrastructure and Technical Capacity to Address Infectious Diseases in Equatorial Guinea
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: Elizabeth Nyakarungu

6670 - Evidence-based design of enhanced vector surveillance for larval source management on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: David Galick

6673 - Should we be spraying 80% of the houses? An operational, cluster randomized trial on Bioko Island testing the non-inferiority of a lower coverage
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: Carlos Guerra

6825 - A Sustainable Malaria Control Blueprint: 20 years of challenges, lessons and achievements
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: Wonder P. Phiri

6850- Using mortality audits to identify factors increasing malaria mortality in Karamoja, a high-burden region of Uganda
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Malaria Reduction Activity in Uganda
• Country: Uganda
• MCD Contact: Mariam Bahova

6872 - Assessing transmission dynamics and relatedness of Plasmodium falciparum on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: Olivier Tresor

6936 - Empowering health districts in sustaining high-quality malaria case management and diagnostic services per national guidelines in Equatorial Guinea
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: Olivier Tresor

6938 - The potential of satellite-derived building polygons data as a proxy to on-the-ground household mapping to provide denominator for public health interventions: A pilot study in Bata District, Equatorial Guinea
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• MCD Contact: Jeremias Nzamio

LB-8481 - Preliminary results and lessons learned from a one-year implementation of HIV/AIDS Safe and Ethical Index Testing (SEIT) in military health facilities in Gabon, pioneering this approach in the country

• Focus area: HIV/AIDS
• Program: U.S. Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP)
• Country: Gabon
• MCD Contact: Mariam Bahova

LB-8501 - Technical Support Supervision Improved Quality of Malaria Diagnosis in The Lake Endemic Region of Western Kenya
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria
• Country: Kenya
• MCD Contact: Emanuel Yamo

LB-8503 - Comparative Analysis of Basic Malaria Diagnostic Refresher Training Participants: Competency scores and Professional Cadres
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria
• Country: Multi-country
• MCD Contact: Liyu Teklemichael

LB-8509 - Quality Improvement of Malaria Diagnostics in Sierra Leone: Where Did We Get It Right?
(View Abstract)

• Focus area: Malaria
• Program: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria
• Country: Sierra Leone
• MCD Contact: Rodgers Dena Mwinga

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