Geohealth Career Paths and Malaria Research - Early Career Webinar

Explore career paths in Geohealth through this webinar featuring established leaders and professionals in the field. Gain insights into various aspects of Geohealth, focusing on malaria as a case study. Learn about the global health burden of malaria, its impact in the Americas and Amazon region, and specific challenges in Peru. Understand malaria surveillance techniques and resource deployment for control. Dive into technical topics such as Land Data Assimilation Systems (LDAS) for the Western Amazon, early warning models, and agent-based modeling of malaria transmission. Discover the challenges faced in Geohealth and the potential for future career opportunities in this interdisciplinary field.

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Outline
What is Malaria?
Global Health Burden of Malaria
Burden of Malaria in the Americas/Amazon
Malaria in Peru
Malaria Surveillance 101
How resources for control are deployed
Objectives & Overview
1. LDAS: Land Data Assimilation System
For the Western Amazon
LDAS Output
Is the LDAS any good?
2 Early Warning Models
Performance of the EcoRegion UCM Forecast
District Level Early Warning
Performance of the District Early Warning
Overall Performance
The first Agent Based Model of Malaria transmission in the Amazon
Training Program (March-June 2020)
Challenges.