WWARN Research Themes
WWARN's Research
WWARN’s work is divided into five main themes led by researchers working in regions most affected by malaria, and three supporting cross-theme activities. Those activities are coordinated by a steering committee, co-chaired by IDDO Director Professor Phillippe Guerin.
WWARN’s activities are overseen by rotating cohort of international malaria experts that comprise the WWARN scientific advisory committee.
Antimalarial Resistance Theme
The Antimalarial Resistance research theme aims to develop collaborative global partnerships, a standardised individual patient data collection platform, and innovative analytical tools.
Vivax Malaria Research Theme
The Vivax malaria research theme is dedicated to studying malaria through the development of a standardised individual patient data (IPD) collection platform, collaborative global partnerships, and innovative analytical tools.
Severe Malaria Theme
The Severe Malaria research theme aims to curate, to a standardised format, the majority of clinical studies conducted in severe malaria over the past 40 years. We will share this pooled, pseudo-anonymised data with the severe malaria community, to improve the prognosis and diagnosis of severe malaria, as well trial design and epidemiology data. Our main focus for these aims is children in Africa.
Malaria Chemoprevention Theme
In partnership with Malaria Consortium, the WWARN Malaria Chemoprevention Theme aims to synthesise evidence about the optimal development of malaria chemoprevention and other chemoprevention strategies in Africa. This theme will establish a research programme dedicated to malaria chemoprevention in children via systematic review of the published literature, developing a standardised individual-patient data reuse platform, and pooled individual patient data meta-analyses.
Malaria in Pregnancy Theme
The Malaria in Pregnancy theme is led by Dr Stephanie Delacour, with Dr Abel Kakuru as the theme co-lead. Current projects in the theme include the Malaria in Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Exposure Registry (MiMBa).
WWARN cross-cutting themes
The WWARN cross-cutting themes provide methodological support across all of WWARN's work, including its five research themes.