About us
The Malaria in Pregnancy (MiP) Consortium, led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, was established with an initial grant of $30 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and also supported by the European Union and EDCTP.
The primary aims of the research address four key areas:
Burden
Obtain a better understanding of the burden of malaria in pregnancy in regions outside Africa where malaria is common but less is known than for Africa.
Treatment
Further evaluate which of the new generation of antimalarial drugs can be used safely and effectively for the treatment of pregnant women with malaria in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Prevention
Identify safe alternative antimalarials for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in Africa to replace the commonly used drug sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (to which many malaria parasites have developed resistance).
Public Health Impact
Establish the best way to increase the coverage and utilisation of existing strategies to control malaria in pregnancy.
