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MDAST Demonstration & Training in Dar es Salaam

Posted on December 18, 2014 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

MDAST was highlighted at a malaria research dissemination workshop and training held with key stakeholders at the National Institute for Medical Research headquarters in Dar es Salaam on December 4-5, 2014. Participants learned about and received hands-on training in the use of … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to the MDAST Interface and Structure

Posted on December 18, 2014 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

Zachary Brown explains about the MDAST interface and structure at a stakeholder workshop in Dar es Salaam on December 4, 2014. This presentation provides a good basic introduction to MDAST.  

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Extended MDAST Demo: IRS

Posted on May 13, 2014 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

This extended demonstration led by Dr. Dohyeong Kim uses MDAST to examine alternative IRS strategies, and represents one of the exercises that MDAST stakeholders engaged in during the training session of the MDAST 2012 Workshops in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. … Continue reading →

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MDAST highlighted at MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference

Posted on October 8, 2013 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

MDAST is being highlighted at the 6th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Malaria Conference taking place from 6 – 11 October, 2013 in Durban, South Africa. Dr. Cliff Mutero will be presenting on MDAST at the conference and a … Continue reading →

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MDAST Presented at AFRO II Meeting

Posted on June 14, 2013 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

On June 14, team members presented and led a discussion on MDAST during a meeting for the AFRO II project in Nairobi. This was a valuable opportunity for dissemination and engagement of new stakeholders.

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MDAST Final Report forthcoming

Posted on June 5, 2013 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

The MDAST Final Report is being finalized and will soon be made available online.

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Updated MDAST User Manual now available online

Posted on June 4, 2013 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

An updated version of the MDAST User Manual is now available online. It can be viewed and downloaded at <http://sites.duke.edu/mdast/manual/>. To follow along with the  examples contained in the manual, be sure to download the MDAST example files available at … Continue reading →

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MDAST Year 3 Annual Report available

Posted on June 3, 2013 by adriane.lesser@duke.edu

The MDAST Year 3 Annual Progress Report, along with all previous MDAST Annual Reports, is available for download in the “Reports” section of the website < http://sites.duke.edu/mdast/reports/ >.

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MDAST Stakeholder Development Process Highlighted at BioMed Central Conference

Posted on October 16, 2012 by dsk18@duke.edu

The MDAST stakeholder development process was highlighted through a poster presentation at the BioMed Central Conference “Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress Towards Elimination” from 10-12 October 2012 in Basel, Switzerland. The title of the poster was “Stakeholder development of the … Continue reading →

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MDAST team member receives national research award

Posted on September 7, 2012 by dsk18@duke.edu

MDAST developer and modeler Zack Brown has been recognized for his research on malaria control programs with the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.  For the more details on the award, please visit this link.

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