MEASURE Evaluation at the ASTMH 61st Annual Meeting

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s 61st annual meeting is being held November 11-15, 2012, in Atlanta, GA. The conference brings together professionals to discuss advancements in global health through committee meetings, plenary sessions, and poster presentations. The event will take place at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel. MEASURE Evaluation provides a schedule of its participation at the Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) will take place November 11-15 in Atlanta, Georgia. The ASTMH Annual Meeting is the premier forum for scientific advances in tropical medicine and global health.

MEASURE Evaluation's presence at the ASTMH Meeting will include:

Gender differences in ITN use after a universal free distribution campaign in Kano State, Nigeria
Poster Session A Presentations and Light Lunch
Poster by Ashley Garley and Yazoume Ye
Monday, November 12 at 12:00 PM
Improving malaria reporting in resource poor settings: How cell phones affect timeliness, completion and quality of data in Mali
Symposium #52: Every Last Case: Innovations in Malaria Surveillance in Low-Income Settings
Presentation by Jean-Marie N’Gbichi and Cristina de la Torre
Tuesday, November 13 at 8:00 AM
Monitoring trends in malaria morbidity at epidemic detection sites in Oromia Region, Ethiopia using SMS technology and supervisory visits
Symposium #52: Every Last Case: Innovations in Malaria Surveillance in Low-Income Settings
Presentation by Joshua Yukich
Tuesday, November 13 at 8:20 AM
Use of the Compartment Bag Test to understand influences of microbial water quality knowledge on drinking water attitudes and practice in Mwanza, Tanzania
Poster Session B Presentations and Light Lunch
Poster by Alice Wang, Mark D. Sobsey, Yusupf Bunzali
Tuesday, November 13 at 12:00 PM

Exhibition booth 407 will be sharing MEASURE Evaluation resources

The meeting schedule and information on registering to attend are available online.

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), founded in 1903, is a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor. Research, health care and education are the central activities of ASTMH members, whose work bridges basic laboratory research to international field work and clinics to countrywide programs.

When	Nov 11, 2012 08:00 AM to Nov 15, 2012 12:00 PM
Where	Atlanta, GA
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TB DIAH will run until September 2023, PMI Measure Malaria until June 2024, and D4I until September 2023.

MEASURE Evaluation is funded by USAID to strengthen capacity in developing countries to gather, interpret, and use data to improve health. We create tools and approaches for rigorous evaluations, providing evidence to address health challenges. And we strengthen health information systems so countries can make better decisions and sustain good health outcomes over time.

MEASURE Evaluation
Carolina Population Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
123 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
Email: measure@unc.edu
www.measureevaluation.org

MEASURE Evaluation is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The information provided on this web site is not official U.S. government information and does not necessarily represent the views of USAID, PEPFAR or the U.S. government.

MEASURE Evaluation at the ASTMH 61st Annual Meeting

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