“The fight against malaria is a noble goal which only our shared effort, our best thinking and our combined commitment will permit us to realise.” –Steven Browning, US Ambassador to Uganda, 2006.

Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide and a leading cause of death and disease in Africa, particularly among pregnant women and young children. With a death toll of over one million people a year, it has until recently been second only to tuberculosis in its impact on world health.

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The Uganda National Academy of Sciences is an autonomous body that brings together a diverse group of scientists from the physical, biological, social and behavioural sciences, working together in an interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary manner, whose main goal is to promote excellence in science, and whose vision is to evolve into an eminent body of scientists offering independent evidence-based advice for the prosperity of Uganda.

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