ACHIEVEMENTS

Products

Data collection

Academic achievements

    Malaria distribution models

    Populations at risk of malaria

    Burden of malaria in Africa

Capacity development

Dissemination of results

Products

  MARA LITe Low-end Information Tool

Data collection

Standard proforma
Relational database
Stand-alone data entry system
Data collected
	~10 000 malaria prevalence surveys, consisting of  ~25 000 parasite ratios in different age groups The data have been entered into the MARA/ARMA database and checked via a double-entry validation system.

Academic

Malaria prevalence model for West Africa

Eco-System and Health Analysis Workshop held in Bouake, Ivory Coast, 8 - 26 November 1999

Populations at Risk of Malaria

Burden of disease of malaria in Africa

Capacity Development

	Network of scientists / institutions     Computers     GIS and MSOffice software
	Additional national centres     Training and software
Human capacity development:
	GIS and databases:  33 people
	Climate / GIS methods:  23 people
	In-house:  20+ people
	Higher degrees:  8 people
	End-user workshops:  65 people from 15 countries

Through MARA/ARMA fully functional regional GIS centres have developed across the continent, including a network of people skilled in GIS technology and data management.

Dissemination of results

Scientific publications

Technical report - English and French

Posters of malaria models

Around 3000 poster sized maps of malaria models and population distribution were produced and sent to malaria control programmes / departments of health / research institutions in all endemic African countries.

MARA/ARMA Website

CD-ROM

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