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MASTER-MAP: modern acceleration strategies for eradication of malaria in the Asia Pacific

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The Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination Modern Acceleration Strategies for Eradication of Malaria in the Asia-Pacific (ACREME MASTER-MAP) aims to develop novel solutions and high-quality evidence to inform policies and practices that address the major barriers in malaria elimination: failing diagnostic tests, drug and vector resistance, and lack of key preventative strategies.

In the Asia-Pacific, more than 2 billion people are at risk of malaria, a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. In response to emerging multidrug resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion, the World Health Organization (WHO) has prioritised malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific by 2030. 

The Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination Modern Acceleration Strategies for Eradication of Malaria in the Asia-Pacific (ACREME MASTER-MAP) will develop novel solutions and high-quality evidence that work towards malaria elimination.

Objective

In the Asia-Pacific, more than 2 billion people are at risk of malaria, a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. In response to emerging multidrug resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion, the World Health Organization (WHO) has prioritised malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific by 2030.

ACREME MASTER-MAP will bring together researchers and scientists to create novel solutions and high-quality evidence to inform policies and practices that address the major barriers to malaria elimination. 

Timeline

2023–2028.

Approach

ACREME MASTER-MAP will provide direct evidence for new strategies to achieve key priorities for malaria elimination.  
  
The project has 3 integrated themes.

1. Tracking transmission

Detect, map and target malaria and drug resistance.

2. Prevention

Block transmission with interventions that target all malaria infections and vectors. 

3. Treatment

Treat all infected people with safe and highly effective drug regimens. 

These complementary themes will generate new clinical and epidemiological evidence and integrated transmission, economic and geospatial models to inform policy and resource allocation for the elimination of malaria in the Asia-Pacific. 

Student opportunities

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PhD scholarship

Already filled.

Open to
  • Honours
  • Masters by coursework
  • Masters by research
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Travel and training grants

ACREME provides travel and training grants for researchers and students working in malaria elimination. These grants enable recipients to: 

  • attend international conferences and workshops 

  • participate in specialized training programs 

  • engage in collaborative research visits to leading institutions.

Open to
  • Honours
  • Masters by coursework
  • Masters by research
  • PhD
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Seed grants 

ACREME Seed Grants offer early-stage funding to support innovative research projects that align with our mission to eliminate malaria. These grants are designed to:

  • provide pilot funding for new research ideas
  • foster interdisciplinary collaboration
  • support the collection of preliminary data to strengthen future funding applications.
Open to
  • Honours
  • Masters by coursework
  • Masters by research
  • PhD
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Research and reports

  • Acute Kidney Injury in Non-falciparum Malaria

  • The impact of mass screening and treatment interventions on malaria incidence and prevalence: a retrospective analysis of a malaria elimination programme in eastern Myanmar, and systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Baseline assessment of front-line health system capacity in vector-borne disease surveillance and response in Papua New Guinea

  • Mapping residual malaria transmission in Vietnam

  • Household costs associated with zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi, P. falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae infections in Sabah, Malaysia

  • How do study participants want to be informed about study results: Findings from a malaria trial in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Indonesia

  • Performance of quantitative point-of-care tests to measure G6PD activity: An individual participant data meta-analysis

  • ACREME 2025 webinars

Partners

Funding partners

  • Department Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as part of the Papua New Guinea and Republic of Indonesia for the Micro Elimination of TB (PRIME-TB) grant.
  • FIND

Collaborators

  • Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM): Rina Triasih,Betty Nababan, Hastarina Mulia, Billy Brilliandi, Felisia
  • Menzies School of Health Research: Kevin Williams, Chris Lowbridge
  • Yayasan Pengembangan Kesehatan dan Masyarakat Papua (YPKMP)
  • Pemerintah Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
  • Pemerintah Kabupaten Mimika
  • PNG Institute of Medical Research
  • Provincial Health Authority, East New Britain
  • National Department of Health, PNG
  • Institute Pasteur, Cambodia
  • Mahidol University Thailand
  • Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Thailand
  • Telethon Kids Institute
  • University of Melbourne
  • Deakin University
  • Monash University
  • WEHI
  • Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network.

Project contacts

Professor Freya J.I. Fowkes

Professor Freya J.I. Fowkes

Chief Investigator
freya.fowkes@burnet.edu.au +61385062310
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Project team

Professor Freya J.I. Fowkes

Professor Freya J.I. Fowkes

Chief Investigator
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Professor Leanne Robinson

Professor Leanne Robinson

Chief Investigator
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Professor James Beeson

Professor James Beeson

Chief Investigator
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Professor Alyssa Barry

Professor Alyssa Barry

Chief Investigator
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Dr Win Han Oo

Dr Win Han Oo

Chief Investigator
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Professor Peter Gething

Professor Peter Gething

Chief Investigator
The Kids Research Institute
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Professor Ric Price

Professor Ric Price

Chief Investigator
Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University
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Professor Kamala Thriemer

Professor Kamala Thriemer

Chief Investigator
QIMR
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Professor Ivo Mueller

Professor Ivo Mueller

Chief Investigator
WEHI
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Associate Professor Bridget Barber

Associate Professor Bridget Barber

Chief Investigator
QIMR
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Professor Julie Simpson

Professor Julie Simpson

Chief Investigator
University of Melbourne
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Dr Angela Devine

Dr Angela Devine

Associate Investigator
Menzies School of Health Research/The University of Melbourne
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Dr Daniel Weiss

Dr Daniel Weiss

Associate Investigator
Telethon Kids Institute/Curtin University
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Dr Jennifer Flegg

Dr Jennifer Flegg

Associate Investigator
University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Matthew Grigg

Associate Professor Matthew Grigg

Associate Investigator
NHMRC Emerging Leader
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Moses Laman

Moses Laman

Principal Research Fellow
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
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Dr Rhea Longley

Dr Rhea Longley

Associate Investigator
WEHI/Mahidol University
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Associate Professor Stephan Karl

Associate Professor Stephan Karl

Associate Investigator
Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence in Malaria Research in PNG
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Associate Professor Rob Commons

Associate Professor Rob Commons

Associate Investigator
Menzies School of Health Research
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Dr Sarah Auburn

Dr Sarah Auburn

Associate Investigator
Menzies School of Health Research
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