Funding: UK Department of International Development (DIFD)
Years: 2014-2015
Xiao-Nong Zhou (PI) and Randy Kramer (co-PI)
The project aimed to enhance efforts to translate Chinese experiences and technologies to low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia through innovative approaches to distill, synthesize and disseminate China’s experiences and lessons learnt from malaria and schistosomiasis control programs.
This project helped to enhance efforts to translate Chinese experiences and technologies related to malaria and schistosomiasis control to LMICs in Africa and Asia through:
- Improved global network for tropical diseases
- Enhanced Chinese technical ability regarding global health engagement
- Establishing a Chinese think tank with global vision
The project also produced a book on Malaria Control and Elimination Program in the People’s Republic of China, Advances in Parasitology, vol. 86, 1-360 (2014). X.N. Zhou, R. Kramer, and W.Z. Yang, editors (see figure).