UC San Diego — Cost-Benefit Analysis for Malaria Suppression

Organization:
University of California, San Diego
Award Date:
04/2022
Amount:
$190,000
Purpose:
To support Professor Omar Akbari and two collaborators at UC Berkeley and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $190,000 to the University of California, San Diego to support Professor Omar Akbari and two collaborators at UC Berkeley and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. They will model the costs and benefits of implementing Professor Akbari's pgSIT method to suppress transmission of malaria in peri-urban areas of Africa.

This falls within Open Philanthropy's focus area of scientific research, specifically within its interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.

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