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Billions of people live in malaria endemic countries; we aim to improve health through research that addresses this threat.

Patient-centred research is the core of our research activities, spanning 5 research units and over 50 research sites in Asia and Africa.

Paying attention to the public and communities is essential to make our programmes ethical and trustworthy, to maximise their success and impact.

Greater participation and inclusivity, as well as recognising the value of diversity, lead to fairer opportunities to fulfil everybody's potential.

Forest work and its implications for malaria elimination
Posted 03/12/2019. Malaria transmission in Cambodia is concentrated in forest foci. Nou Sannan, Tom Peto and MORU colleagues interviewed forest workers who had recently been infected with malaria to understand their behaviour and perception of risk, establish the efficacy and feasibility of malaria prophylaxis , and identify potential strategies for malaria elimination in these populations.
Genetic variation associated with infection and the environment in the accidental pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei
Posted 26/11/2019. Claire Chewapreecha and colleagues combined 753 newly sequenced Thai Burkholderia pseudomallei (the bacteria causing melioidosis) isolates with 258 Australian isolates to identify genes associated with either clinical or environmental strains. They found 47 genes that may provide clues to the strategy used by this microbe to adapt to survive in wide range of ecological niches, including human hosts.