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Coating Formulation Change Leads to Inferior Performance of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Papua New Guinea

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Video: Mass Blood Survey (MBS) Funded by RAM

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Frog Loss: A Lesson in Ecology

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Zero Malaria in West Timor NTT Indonesia – Rotary Global Grant #2015867

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Scientists At The University Of Oxford Develop A Malaria Vaccine That Gives Up To 80% Protection

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The 2022 WHO Guidelines for Malaria Have Been Published

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RAM Australia at the Rotary International Convention in Houston, USA

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Zero Malaria in West Timor – One Island at a Time

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Catnip Chemical Repels Mosquitos, Attracts Cats

Written by Kerre Ann Willsher, PhD Nepetalactone, a chemical in Catnip (nepeta cataria), a species…

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RAM in the December edition of Rotary Down Under magazine

RAM is in the December edition of the Rotary Down Under magazine! Read the article…

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Quarterly Update: August-October 2021

Written by Kerre Willsher, PhD The Covid19 mayhem means that Rotarians Against Malaria has their…

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Malaria Poems

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Congratulations to the 2021 Annual Video Competition Winner

The 2021 Annual Video Competition Winner has been awarded to a school in San Fernando…

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Malaria Poems

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Eastern Region RAM Supervisor and DGN Andrea Grosvenor presents at the 2021 Rotary Zone 8 Conference

In a breakout session at the 2021 Rotary Zone 8 Conference, DGN Andrea Grosvenor and…

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Combined drug therapy utilizing Imatinib in the treatment of Falciparum Malaria

Malaria causes over 400,000 deaths annually and impacts the lives of over two billion people…

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Climate, environment and the transmission of malaria

A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the world’s leading…

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An interesting find in a local Rotary shed…

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The World Health Organization E 2025 Initiative

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Maintaining zero malaria in Timor Leste: Our International Service to open doors into the hearts of Rotarians and non-Rotarians

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Polo Shirts for Sale!

This year, RAM invested in polo shirts as part of RAM’s promotional materials for our…

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Quarterly Update: May-July 2021

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New partnership launched to accelerate the elimination of relapsing P. vivax malaria

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We need vaccines against malaria. Why has development been so slow?

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World Health Organization publishes updated Resolution on the elimination of malaria

Written by Kerre A. Willsher, PhD The World Health Organization published their updated Resolution on…

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Malaria Parasites Found in Spleens

Written by Kerre A. Willsher, PhD. Scientists have recently discovered that Malaria treatment and containment…

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Launch of the updated World Health Organization framework for testing genetically modified mosquitoes

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City of Whitehorse, Melbourne Rotary Clubs Fundraise for RAM Australia

Peter McPhee, a member of the Rotary Club of Mitcham (Victoria), and of District 9810…

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What will it take to eradicate malaria?

What will it take to eradicate malaria? This article by González‑Silva & Rabinovich (2021) in…

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The Rotary Club of Oakleigh Clayton Huntingdale in Melbourne fundraise for RAM, Vanuatu

The Rotary Club of Oakleigh Clayton Huntingdale (RCOCH) conducted a barbecue fundraiser for Vanuatu RAM…

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Grants to Scale Up Efforts to Fight Malaria: Supporting High-Impact Service with Programs of Scale Grants

The Rotary Foundation’s first annual $2 million Programs of Scale grant supports a Rotarian-led effort…

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The RAM Scientific Committee reports on recent scientific developments (part 3)

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