Understanding the use of geospatial disease mapping in malaria risk stratification and intervention targeting across sub-Saharan Africa

Thesis

Malaria risk maps are a critical tool to assist national malaria programmes in the prioritization and targeting of their malaria control activities to maximize efficacy and equity, especially under conditions of resource constraint. The research study sets out to answer a core series of questions pertaining to the use of malaria mapping, the actors involved, the mapped outputs produced, and approaches for their improvement and knowledge translation.

The research study conducts a na...

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Authors: Hawa, KM

• Type of award: MSc by Research
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: malaria
• Subjects: global health