$9.1 Million Awarded for Malaria Research in Malawi

By Raising Malawi on 07.16.10

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Michigan State professor Terrie Taylor $9.1 million to help put an end to the malaria epidemic raging in Malawi.

The numbers are startling: about one-third of Malawians contract malaria every year; the vast majority of the disease’s victims are vulnerable children.

This effort, which includes researchers from University of Maryland, University of Michigan and Harvard, among others, will create a self-sustained research collaborative capable of developing new anti-malaria strategies.

According to Dr. Taylor, Malawi is an ideal location for the study:

With its political will, track record in malaria research and ecological diversity, [Malawi] has the potential to be a site for transformative research on malaria control, prevention and elimination.

Bolstering Health Care in Malawi

Raising Malawi is ramping up its efforts to rid Malawi of preventable diseases. For more information, read the latest blog post from Peter Hotez, MD, PhD.

Dr. Hotez, the President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, recently joined Raising Malawi's Medical Advisory Committee as a special advisor on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD).