340.690.01
The Feasibility of Malaria Eradication
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Monday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
David L. Smith
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
None
Teaches students the terminology, new methodologies, and outstanding issues that are dominating public discourse of global malaria policy. Discusses the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, which endorses global malaria eradication, effectively restating a long-established goal that has not been actively pursued since the Global Malaria Eradication Programme (1955-1969). Educates students about the history of, and current thought about, malaria eradication, starting from a broader discussion of the historical context of disease eradication and examining global and national policies through present day. Specifically focuses on contemporary theory for malaria elimination through discussion and a malaria elimination feasibility assessment: what are the technical requirements for malaria elimination? Does a country have the operational capabilities to eliminate malaria? How can malaria elimination be financed in a sustainable way?
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the historical context for disease eradication in general and malaria eradication in particular
- Discuss the moral, political, and economic justification for malaria eradication in relation to alternative policies for malaria and other priorities in health
- Demonstrate familiarity with the technical issues required for malaria elimination, both in terms of historical attempts to eliminate malaria and mathematical theory for the dynamics and control of eradication
- Identify the operational constraints for elimination in relation to technical challenges
- Explain and critically evaluate the challenges of maintaining malaria control or elimination indefinitely
Enrollment Restriction
None
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