How we help fight against malaria

Everything MAP does is geared around achieving impact. This only happens by engagement with those making the decisions that matter, including malaria policy makers, funders and control program personnel.

Our Impact

What We Do

MAP is dedicated to driving positive impact in malaria policy, funding decisions, scientific research and capacity strengthening. We prioritize research excellence in generating analytical insights that accelerate progress towards malaria eradication.

Our pioneering global map of Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity has served as a crucial resource for global malaria strategy and policy formulation, national program implementation, and monitoring efforts. For years, we have maintained the largest and most comprehensive malaria data repository which provides core malaria analytics such as malaria burden and intervention coverage and cause-specific mortality estimation, to World Health Organization’s annual World Malaria Report. MAP’s analytical insights also guide decisions on RTSS vaccine prioritisation, the Global Fund’s allocation and replenishment decisions across diseases and countries, and inform progress, projections, and advocacy for investment cases. We are also key contributors to the Institute of Health Metrics’ Global Burden of Disease study.

Our estimates and model outputs are used by a range of downstream stakeholders including intergovernmental organizations, funding and implementing partners, modeling groups and research organizations. Notable examples include contributions to the World Bank’s global database, ALMA’s scorecard, Malaria No More Commonwealth Dashboard and the President’s Malaria Initiative annual performance monitoring and reporting to congress

MAP’s role in creating robust evidence for national malaria policy and decision-making is further strengthened by presence on the African continent, where we provide tailored, timely support to 40 malaria-endemic countries. This support is closely integrated with efforts to strengthen research leadership in geospatial malaria modelling to ensure sustained impact.

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Publications

Evaluating COVID-19-Related Disruptions to Effective Malaria Case Management in 2020–2021 and Its…

published 05 April 2023
Authors: Paulina A. Dzianach et al

Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage, morbidity, and…

published 21 September 2020
Authors: Daniel J Weiss et al

Maps and metrics of insecticide-treated net access, use, and nets-per-capita in Africa…

published 11 June 2021
Authors: Amelia Bertozzi-Villa et al

Mapping the global endemicity and clinical burden of Plasmodium vivax, 2000–17: a…

published 19 June 2019
Authors: Katherine E Battle et al

Mapping the global prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Plasmodium falciparum, 2000–17: a…

published 19 June 2019
Authors: Daniel J Weiss et al

Plasmodium falciparum Mortality in Africa between 1990 and 2015

published 21 June 2017
Authors: N/A

Researchers Publications

Treatment-seeking rates in malaria endemic countries

published 11 January 2016
Authors: Katherine E. Battle et al

Coverage and system efficiencies of insecticide-treated nets in Africa from 2000 to…

published 29 December 2015
Authors: Samir Bhatt et al

Defining the relationship between Plasmodium vivax parasite rate and clinical disease

published 18 June 2015
Authors: Katherine E Battle et al

Defining the relationship between infection prevalence and clinical incidence of Plasmodium falciparum…

published 08 September 2015
Authors: Ewan Cameron et al

Global database of matched Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax incidence and prevalence…

published 17 August 2015
Authors: Katherine E. Battle et al

Malaria mapping: understanding the global endemicity of falciparum and vivax malaria

published 12 June 2015
Authors: Ursula Dalrymple et al

Plasmodium vivax Transmission in Africa

published 20 November 2015
Authors: Rosalind E. Howes et al

Re-examining environmental correlates of Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity: a data-intensive variable selection…

published 06 February 2015
Authors: Daniel J Weiss et al

Seasonality of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: a systematic review

published 15 September 2015
Authors: Robert C. Reiner et al

Standardizing Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence measured via microscopy versus rapid diagnostic test

published 17 November 2015
Authors: Bonnie Mappin et al

The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000…

published 16 September 2015
Authors: S. Bhatt et al

Air temperature suitability for Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in Africa 2000-2012: a…

published 03 May 2014
Authors: Daniel J Weiss et al