The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) aims to disseminate free, accurate and up-to-date geographical information on malaria and associated topics. Our mission is to generate new and innovative methods to map malaria, to produce a comprehensive range of maps and estimates that will support effective planning of malaria control at national and international scales.
MAP brings together a global network of researchers with expertise in a wide range of disciplines, from public health to mathematics, geography, and epidemiology. Led by Professor Peter Gething, the team work together to assemble global databases on malaria risk and intervention coverage and develop innovative analysis methods that use those data to address critical questions. These include better understanding the global landscape of malaria risk, how this is changing, and the impact of malaria interventions. By evaluating burden, trends, and impact at fine geographical scale we support informed decision making for malaria control at international, regional and national scales.
As part of this mission, MAP obtains, curates, and shares a wide variety of malariometric data. These include malaria cases reported by surveillance systems, nationally representative cross-sectional surveys of parasite rate, and satellite imagery capturing global environmental conditions that influence malaria transmission. The MAP group provides the outputs of our research, as well as broader technical advice and support, to National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Ministries of Health, and other third parties as part of our commitment to open access data.
The Malaria Atlas Project has received designation as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Geospatial Disease Modelling. This designation primarily recognises MAP’s contribution to supporting the modelling, monitoring and evaluation activities of the WHO Global Malaria Programme.
The Malaria Atlas Project aims to support other programmes engaged in the fight against tropical infectious diseases and we have provided maps and data to a wide range of international groups.
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