The 10th Annual Meeting of the Case Management Working Group took place at the Global Health Campus in Geneva from February 6 - 8. Over three days, 68 participants discussed emerging themes in case management and the restructuring of the group. The objectives of the meeting were:
- To convene the global malaria partners to share experience and evidence on best practices for improving malaria case management
- To identify priority areas of work and deliverables for the coming year
- To determine appropriate methods of work and focal points for identified priorities and timelines for deliverables.
General Information
A brief update on the CMWG, February 2019
Presentations
Day One
Elizabeth Juma & Larry Barat - Background and Objectives
Andrea Bosman - Update on malaria case management policies and guidelines
Larry Barat - CMWG Membership 2019 Survey Results
Elizabeth Juma & Larry Barat - CMWG Breakout Groups
Day Two
Elizabeth Juma - Improving quality of Malaria Diagnosis
Pierre Hugo - Update on drug pipeline and market introduction
Julie Thwing - Are we achieving universal access to malaria testing in health facilities?
Pascal Ringwald - Situation of antimalarial drug efficacy and resistance
Day Three
CMWG Activities and Priorities 2019
Updates from other working groups