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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe course has been structured by edX and Harvard University to give the learners an insight into the science, technology, and policies required for the eradication and elimination of malaria.
MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe certification course will teach the participants the technological and scientific underpinnings of malaria, the dynamics of malaria transmission, the historical, social, political, and economic contexts in that control, eradication, and elimination efforts can be taken. Participants will develop their skills and gain ample knowledge through supplemental interviews and foundational lectures. They will be trained to analyse real-world data and its efficient use for problem-solving.
It will help them focus on developing and implementing evidence-based strategies to contribute to malaria eradication initiatives at national and local levels. Learners interested in developing leadership skills and technical expertise required for working in global health and malaria programs worldwide should take this MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe online course. The candidates will get free audit period access but only for a specified period. The time limit becomes unlimited when the candidates select the verified track. In the case of both tracks, the candidates will get to learn the course in a self-paced mode.
The Highlights
- Online learning mode
- 11 weeks course
- 3-5 hours of learning weekly
- Course instructors from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Intermediate course
- Course certification by edX and HarvardX
- Free audit period for a specified time
- Video transcripts
- Shareable certificate
Programme Offerings
- Interviews
- Video transcripts
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Harvard University, Cambridge |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Candidates interested in registering for this course should have studied undergraduate-level biology and quantitative methods.
Certification Qualifying Details
In order to be eligible for a course certificate for the MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe course participants have to meet the certification fee criteria and secure a passing percentage of 70% during the course and should have upgraded themselves to verified track by paying the specified amount.
What you will learn
As the MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe course comes to an end; participants will have knowledge in the given areas:
- Participants will learn the biology of the malaria parasite and the mosquito vector.
- Challenges faced for eradicating malaria in complex ecosystems will be understood by the participants.
- They will understand the scientific and technological approaches that can be taken for malaria elimination and control.
- Participants will acknowledge the historical, social, political and economic contexts of malaria elimination, control and eradication efforts
- They will understand how health systems effectively respond to malaria.
- Parasite control will be developed by the participants.
- Participants will grasp the malaria transmission cycle and how it can be stopped.
- Political realms of the malaria control and eradication policy will become familiar to the participants.
Who it is for
This course shall be suitable for :
- Candidates who wish to develop leadership skills and technical expertise required for working in health and malaria programs worldwide.
Application Details
Enrol for the MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe course by referring to the given steps:
Step 1: Through the URL candidates can visit the course website - https://www.edx.org/course/malariax-defeating-malaria-from-the-genes-to-the-g
Step 2: Use the enrol option made available on the webpage.
Step 3: Register with edX to proceed further with enrolment.
Step 4: Select between the audit track and verified track of the course.
Step 5: For verified track candidates will have to pay the fees for learning and for audit track access will be given free of cost.
The Syllabus
- Overview
- Global technical strategy for malaria: 2016-2030
- The past: a historical overview
- Global technical strategy for malaria: 2016-2030
- The concepts underpinning the future
- End of module exam: setting the stage for malaria elimination
- Interview with malaria experts
Part1
- Overview
- The parasite life cycle in detail
- General introduction
- The human malaria parasites and disease
- Malaria eradication
- Diagnostics, drugs and vaccines
- End of module exam: the biology of malaria
- Interview with malaria experts
Part 2
- Plasmodium vivax
- Differences between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax.
- Insights on the difficulties in controlling Plasmodium vivax
- Possible solutions for the elimination of the parasite.
- Overview
- Parasites journey through the mosquito
- Vector biology complexity
- Vectorial capacity to transmit malaria
- Interview with malaria experts
- Current vector control methods
- Alternative vector control methods
- End of module exam: vector biology and dynamics of malaria transmission
- Overview
- Measuring malaria transmission
- Dynamics of infection and infectiousness
- The malaria transmission cycle in human and mosquitoes
- Natural transmission-blocking immunity and interventions
- End of module exam: dynamics of malaria transmission
- Interview with malaria experts
- Overview
- Changes in parasite population structure and transmission dynamics
- Genetic principles of reduced genetic diversity with declining malaria transmission
- Genetic toolkit and its applications
- Genomics for field questions and operational decision making
- Evidence from the application of genomic toolkit in other populations
- Interview with malaria experts
- End of module exam: genomic approaches to malaria elimination
- Overview
- The human component
- A systematic view of malaria
- The environmental component
- Opportunities and challenges
- Historical evidence
- End of module exam: social, cultural, behavioral and environmental determinants of malaria
- Interview with malaria experts
- Overview
- How to do a political analysis
- Introduction to applied political analysis
- Introduction to policymaker software
- Political strategies
- Stakeholder analysis
- End of module exam
- Interviews with malaria experts
- Overview
- From data collection to decision making
- Strategies for surveillance in elimination settings
- From monitoring and evaluation to surveillance response
- From surveillance response to systems and equity effects
- Approaches to surveillance-response: case studies
- End of module exam
- Interviews with malaria experts
- Analysis and use of malaria-related data to inform national and subnational strategic plans for malaria elimination
- Intervention targeting
- And prioritization of resources
- Concepts and metrics for malaria stratification, including the strengths and weaknesses of commonly used metrics for stratification.
- Facilitate the understanding of malaria transmission dynamics.
- Basis of modeling transmission and the current state of modeling strategies for malaria.
- Modeling elimination feasibility
- Different elimination strategies with mixed interventions in different transmission settings
- Modeling the economics of elimination strategies
Instructors
Harvard University, Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
edX provides training for employees as well in various edX courses. Candidates can contact the support team for more details.
MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe course shall last for eight weeks. Participants have to spend three to five hours a week of learning.
Yes, all videos have the video transcripts facility in English and François language.
The deadline to apply for financial assistance is before the last date for course up-gradation. The deadline is different for each course.
Participants have to score an overall 70% during the course to pass this course.
Participants will be evaluated upon the quizzes, final exam and the end of module exams conducted during the course.
Course quizzes and end of module exams account for 30% of the grade each and final exams for 40% of the grade.
As financial assistance is given for each course differently, it cannot be transferred to another course.