Apr 23, 2025

The podcast explores the importance of advocacy for malaria research and control. It follows over 120 advocates gathering in Washington, DC, as part of the ‘United to Beat Malaria’ campaign, urging Congress to continue supporting global malaria efforts.

Key topics include:

• The US President’s Malaria Initiative...

Apr 22, 2025

With a shortage of entomologists in malaria-endemic regions, could AI fill the gap? We explore VectorCam, an offline tool powered by a Convolutional Neural Network that aims to support local vector surveillance.

with Dr. Soumya Acharya and Sunny Patel of Johns Hopkins University.

About The Podcast

The Johns Hopkins...

Apr 15, 2025

Can AI identify mosquito species? VectorCAM, a pocket-sized device, uses machine learning to differentiate species with 95% accuracy, enhancing malaria surveillance efforts

Transcript

Not all mosquitoes are created equal. Of the more than three thousand species, only a limited number of the Anopheles genus can transmit...