Our plans to add Togoto the WHO list of Malaria Free- Countries… A never-been-done-before-in-Africa malaria pilot study.
Project Background:
After meeting with Togo’s Ministries ofAgriculture, Environment, Safety and Civil Aviation, Health and SocialProtection, and representatives from the University of Lomé, and The WorldBank, Assi le Assime: The Togo Development Partnership proposed a pilot study to eliminate the vector (mosquitoes) that transmits the parasite which causesmalaria through aerial spraying of a biopesticide. Sponsored by Assi le Assime(www.assileassime.org), and written by researchers from the Togoleseministries, the protocol will be submitted to the National Bioethics Committeefor review in 2018; when approved, the first phase of the study would begin inFall 2018.
The protocol team wrote:
“…the path to (malaria) elimination is still long because the efforts beingmade face a certain number of limitations. One of the limitations is routineand lack of ambition to attempt innovative or new strategies that were testedin certain regions of the world where malaria formerly raged. Specifically, howcan we proceed toward the elimination of malaria when vector control, one ofthe control methods on the forefront for tens of years is only limited toresidual indoor spraying? How do we understand that vector control by aerialspraying, significantly tried and true in certain countries in the world hasnot yet been introduced in Africa? ThisAmerican-Togolese innovative project is positions as an alternative pilotapproach and aims to eliminate malaria in Togo…”.
Data Analysis:
We will prepare the data analysis plan,andcreate an electronic case report form for both the mosquito and the human data. We will analyse the data from 6 collection sites in 2 zones (study andcontrol zones) for both humans and mosquitoes, to correlate the decrease inmosquitoes which carry the malaria parasite with the decrease in the incidenceof malaria in humans.
Data Collection and Storage:
We will use electronic data collectionforms, input onto tablets in the field, connected to a wifi network, and storedin the cloud, where it can be reviewed, verified, and analysed remotely.
Timeline:
The final protocol will be submitted to theTogolese Bioethics Committee on July 31, 2018.When approved, data capture will begin in September 2018 through November2019. Aerial application data will becollected from May through November 2019.
15 Bucks. Or 2 for $25. That’s all it costs to bring clean water to a family in Togo, West Africa for 2 years. And it provides 11 jobs. Assi le Assime: The Togo Development Partnership produces ceramic filters that eliminate bacteria, viruses and parasites from water from wells like the one in the photo. With your help, we can bring clean water to school, hospitals and villages across Togo. Please donate today to make a difference
Meet Dadi. I met him while shopping at his mother’s small store. The back of the store was the family’s home…. bedrooms and a cooking area outside. There was no running water in the home, just big basins filled with water carried from the community well. That water would be used for cooking, cleaning…… and drinking. For $15 we can provide 2 years of clean filtered drinking water for Dadi and his family. Join us and make a donation today! Thanks!
Meet Maxwell…. one of my neighbors in Togo. He goes to school during the day, but I see him when he comes home for lunch, and after school. He loves a good laugh, LOVES to have his picture taken, and loves to play with all the kids in the neighborhood. There’s no running water at his home, so his mom collects water twice a day at the community pump right across the road from my apartment. She pays for the water she collects– even though the family can’t drink it. For $15, you can buy a ceramic water filter and bring potable water to Maxwell and his family. Donate today!