Frog Loss: A Lesson in Ecology
Written by Kerre Ann Willsher, PhD Do you miss the croaking of frogs on summer nights? I know that I do. When I was a child there were thousands of frogs on the creek across the road, and they carried … Continued
Zero Malaria in West Timor NTT Indonesia – Rotary Global Grant #2015867
Written by Peter McKenzie, Rotary Club of Hillarys and Project Manager GG #2015867 This Global Grant project commenced in 2019 with discussions between Dr Jenny Kerrison, Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) and Western Region Supervisor, PP Peter McKenzie in conjunction with … Continued
Scientists At The University Of Oxford Develop A Malaria Vaccine That Gives Up To 80% Protection
Scientists at the University of Oxford develop a Malaria vaccine that can give up to 80% protection. The team now expect it to be rolled out next year after the successful trials. In addition to the effectiveness of the vaccine, it … Continued
RAM Australia at the Rotary International Convention in Houston, USA
RAM Australia is at the Rotary International Convention in Houston, USA this week! DGN Andrea Grosvenor for District 9705 is at the Global Fund & RAWCS-RAM Finish the Fight booth, and next to our booth is Malaria Partners International, which … Continued
Ahead of Malaria Awareness Day, a New Poem by Rotarian Greg Dunn
Ahead of Malaria Awareness Day on 30 April 2022, we are publishing a new poem by Rotarian Greg Dunn on our blog. Read his previous poems here and here. Rotarians against malaria is doing fine,With all the countries we’ve got … Continued
RAM and Malaria: Oops there goes a billion-kilowatt dam
Dr Kerre Willsher, D9510 RAM Blogger We hope that everyone is well and head butting that Covid 19. At the moment, I am employed at a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) distribution centre. The RATs are theoretically similar to the malaria … Continued
2022 Global Week of Action
Across the world, between 7-11 of March for The Global Week of Action co-organised by Civil Society for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME), Global Fund Advocates Network (GFAN), GFAN Africa, and GFAN Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP), our communities and civil society partners reached out to Embassies and High Commissions … Continued
The 2021 World Malaria Report Has Arrived
The 2021 World Malaria Report is now available. Read it here.
Catnip Chemical Repels Mosquitos, Attracts Cats
Written by Kerre Ann Willsher, PhD Nepetalactone, a chemical in Catnip (nepeta cataria), a species of mint, has been found to be a very effective mosquito repellant (American Chemical Society. & ScienceDaily, 2001; Le Page, 2021). This is good news … Continued
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 on RAM here and read the whole magazine here.