Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC)
List of Participants
Dates: 11-13 September 2012 Location: Salle C, 5th floor, WHO HQ, Geneva
MPAC Members Dr Salim Abdulla Chief Executive Director Ifakara Health Institute Dar Es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania
Professor Pedro Alonso Director and Research Professor Centre for International Health and Research Barcelona Spain
Professor Fred Binka Dean of the School of Public Health University of Ghana Accra Ghana
Dr Patricia Graves Associate Professor James Cook University Cairns Australia
Professor Brian Greenwood Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London United Kingdom
Professor Rose Leke Professor & Head of Immunology and Parasitology University of Yaoundé Yaoundé Cameroon
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Dr Elfatih Malik Minister of Health Gezira Sudan
Professor Kevin Marsh (MPAC Chairman) Director Kenya Medical Research Institute Kilifi Kenya
Dr Sylvia Meek Technical Director Malaria Consortium London United Kingdom
Dr Kamini Mendis Independent Consultant in malaria and tropical medicine Columbo Sri Lanka
Dr Allan Schapira Independent Consultant in malaria and tropical medicine Legazpi City Philippines
Dr Larry Slutsker Associate Director for Science, Centre for Global Health Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta United States of America
Professor Marcel Tanner Director Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute Basel Switzerland
Dr Neena Valecha Director National Institute of Malaria Research New Delhi India
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Professor Nick J. White Professor of Tropical Medicine Mahidol Oxford Research Unit Bangkok Thailand
Invited National Malaria Control Programme Managers Dr Adel Al-Jasari National Malaria Control Programme Manager Sana’a Yemen
Dr Constance Bart-Plange National Malaria Control Programme Manager Accra Ghana
Dr Mario Baquilod National Malaria Control Programme Manager Manila Philippines
Dr Vladimir Davidyants National Malaria Control Programme Manager Yerevan Armenia
Dr Wichai Satimai National Malaria Control Programme Manager Bangkok Thailand
Invited Presenters Mr Alan Court Senior Adviser United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for Malaria Office New York United States of America
Professor Peter Smith Tropical Entomology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London United Kingdom
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Standing Observers Dr Scott Filler Senior Adviser Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Geneva Switzerland
Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré Executive Director Roll Back Malaria Partnership Geneva Switzerland
Mr Basu Suprotik Managing Director United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for Malaria Office New York United States of America
General Observers Dr François Bompart Vice-President, Medical - Access to Medicines Sanofi Aventis Gentilly France
Dr Richa Chandra Development Team Head, Malaria Pfizer Groton United States of America
Dr Janice Culpepper Senior Program Officer, Malaria Program Strategic Team, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle United States of America
Dr Stephan Duparc Chief Medical Officer Medicines for Malaria Venture Geneva Switzerland
Dr Penny Grewal Director-Global Access Medicines for Malaria Venture Geneva Switzerland
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Mr George Jagoe Executive Vice-President, Global Access Medicines for Malaria Venture Geneva Switzerland
Dr Valérie Lameyre Sanofi Aventis Gentilly France
Dr Tom McLean Chief Operating Officer Innovative Vector Control Consortium Liverpool United Kingdom
Dr Jörge Möhrle Director Clinical Development Medicines for Malaria Venture Geneva Switzerland
Dr Helen Pates Head of Entomology CropLife Brussels Belgium
Dr Mark Perkins Chief Scientific Officer Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics Geneva Switzerland
Dr Regina Rabinovich Harvard School of Public Health Boston United States of America
Dr David Reddy Chief Executive Officer Medicines for Malaria Venture Geneva Switzerland
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Dr Trent Ruebush Senior Malaria Adviser United States Agency International Development, Bureau for Global Health Washington United States of America
Professor David Schellenberg Professor of Malaria and International Health London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London United Kingdom
Dr Angus Spiers Deputy Director, Malaria & Child Survival Population Services International London United Kingdom
Dr Jorgen Stassijns Malaria Adviser Médecins Sans Frontières Brussels Belgium
Ms Kate Whitfield Project Manager Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) Barcelona Spain
World Health Organization Secretariat Ms Kathryn Andrews Consultant Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Maru Aregawi Scientist Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Hoda Atta Regional Malaria Adviser WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Cairo Egypt
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Ms Amy Barrette Technical Officer Drug Resistance and Containment unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Ms Aurélie Bottelin Consultant Vector Control unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Mrs Caroline Bogren Technical Officer Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Andrea Bosman Coordinator Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Keith Carter Regional Malaria Adviser WHO Regional Office for the Americas Washington United States of America
Dr Richard Cibulskis Coordinator Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Eva Christophel Regional Malaria Adviser WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Manila Philippines
Dr Jane Cunningham Technical Officer Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
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Dr Valérie D’Acremont Consultant Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Ms Bianca D'Souza Consultant Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Mikhail Ejov Regional Malaria Adviser WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen Denmark
Ms Raquel Gonzalez Consultant Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Samson Katikiti Consultant Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Georges Ki-Zerbo Regional Malaria Adviser WHO Regional Office for Africa Brazzaville Republic of Congo
Dr Michael Lynch Medical Officer/Secondment Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Michael Macdonald Consultant Vector Control unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
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Dr Rossitza Mintcheva Consultant Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Abraham Mnzava Coordinator Vector Control unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Vasee Moorthy Technical Officer Initiative for Vaccine Research Geneva Switzerland
Dr Shiva Murugasampillay Medical Officer Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Hiroki Nakatani Assistant Director-General HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Geneva Switzerland
Dr Robert Newman Director Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Ms Anna Oje Consultant Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Peter Olumese Medical Officer Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
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Dr Leonard Ortega Regional Malaria Adviser WHO Regional Officer for South-East Asia New Delhi India
Dr Franco Pagnoni Scientist Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Ms Charlotte Rasmussen Technical Officer Drug Resistance and Containment unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Aafje Rietveld Medical Officer Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Lise Riopel Consultant Drug Resistance and Containment unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Pascal Ringwald Coordinator Drug Resistance and Containment unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Ms Silvia Schwarte Technical Officer Diagnosis Treatment and Vaccines unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Ms Erin Shutes Consultant Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
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Mr Jed Stone Consultant Vector Control unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Willy Urassa Scientist Essential Medicines & Pharmaceutical Policies Geneva Switzerland
Ms Mar Velarde Consultant Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Marian Warsame Medical Officer Drug Resistance and Containment unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Mr Ryan Williams Technical Officer Strategy Economics and Elimination unit, Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
Dr Morteza Zaim Coordinator Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases Geneva Switzerland
Dr Zsofia Szylagyi Technical Officer Global Malaria Programme Geneva Switzerland
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