MedlinePlus African Malaria Tutorial

In Uganda, the burden of malaria outranks that of all other diseases. This tutorial, from the MedlinePlus African Tutorials, was developed in several languages and includes information about how malaria spreads, the importance of treatment and techniques for prevention.

MedlinePlus African Tutorials on Malaria :

Other Malaria Resources

Presentation: Why Bednets Don’t Always Work (PowerPoint)

Malaria Atlas Project - Since its inception in 2006, the MAP collaboration has comprised of many scientists working in groups around the world. Using data analytics, MAP generates information to guide the fight against malaria.

“i on NIH” Interview with Julia Royall

Julia answers questions about developing NLM’s MedlinePlus African malaria tutorial, the hands-on medical database research workshops she and her colleagues at the Albert Cook library have been conducting for Ugandan medical students, and her experience as a Fulbright scholar in Uganda. This segment appeared in Episode 11 of i on NIH, taped in Bethesda during December 2007.