Malaria
Apr 16, 2021 | Stories from the Field
As a boy growing up in rural Ethiopia, ICAP’s Tesfay Abreha, DVM, MSc, MPH, and his family dreamed of him becoming a successful lawyer, influenced by an uncle who was a judge. But life had other plans: as a young student, he excelled in science rather than political...
Apr 25, 2020 | Stories from the Field
On April 25, World Malaria Day, ICAP highlights the life-saving work of our country team in Ethiopia to improve malaria diagnosis and treatment in rural, high-burden areas of the country. Yeraber Health Center, 220 kilometers (136 miles) away from Bahir Dar, the...
May 3, 2019 | News
Malaria is one of the most serious health challenges in Sierra Leone, where malaria-related illness and death rates are among the highest worldwide, especially among children under five years of age. In 2016, ICAP began partnering with Sierra Leone’s National Malaria...
Apr 25, 2019 | News
ICAP at Columbia University has made malaria a priority in its global health mission. Today, on World Malaria Day, we report on two of our most effective malaria projects—in Sierra Leone and Ethiopia, two countries where the malaria burden is among the highest in the...
Apr 25, 2019 | News
Malaria is one of the most serious health challenges in Sierra Leone, where malaria-related illness and death rates are among the highest in the world, especially among children under five years of age. Protecting these vulnerable lives requires a multi-pronged...
