Fighting malaria with drones
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| Type | Media contribution |
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Media contributions
| Title | Pasha 2: Fighting malaria with drones |
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| Description | Zanzibar, which lies off Tanzania’s east coast, has been fighting a well documented battle against malaria. The island has seen some genuine successes. Bed nets and insecticides have played a major role in slowing the spread of the disease and there’s been a marked drop in prevalence in parts of the country. In this episode of Pasha, Nontobeko Mtshali finds out more from Andy Hardy on the latest method adopted to fight malaria in Zanzibar. Andy, who is a lecturer in remote sensing, explains how drones are being used to identify water bodies where mosquitoes breed and what are the next steps. |
| Media name/outlet | The Conversation |
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media type | Radio |
| Date | 15 Jan 2019 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/pasha-2-fighting-malaria-with-drones-109526 |
| Title | Drones gathering spatial intelligence for malaria elimination |
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| Description | His talk explores both the human cost of malaria and the use of remote sensing for mapping biophysical parameters using a range of systems from optical/radar satellites to manned aircraft and drones. He describes the public health challenges and successes including the use of hydraulic flood modelling for mapping malaria habitats in Western Zambia and the use of drones for providing spatial intelligence for malaria elimination in Zanzibar. |
| Media name/outlet | TEDx |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media type | Web |
| Producer/Author | TEDx |
| Date | 17 Dec 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgF2ZRE4yPs&t=223s |
| Title | War on malaria: on the brink of a breakthrough? |
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| Description | It's a disease almost as old as humanity itself but now science is bringing out the big guns in a bid to destroy it. At stake are nearly half a million lives a year. |
| Media name/outlet | The Telegraph |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media type | Web |
| Producer/Author | Anne Gulland |
| Date | 27 Jun 2018 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/the-war-on-malaria/ |
| Title | Drones help fight surge in deadly malaria spread by monkeys in Malaysia |
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| Media name/outlet | The Guardian |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media type | Web |
| Producer/Author | Hannah Summers |
| Date | 17 Apr 2018 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/apr/17/drones-fight-surge-monkey-malaria-malaysia |
| Title | Drones Used to Fight Malaria in Zanzibar |
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| Description | Andy Hardy of Aberystwyth University in Wales partnered with Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme to combat the lethal disease via drones. |
| Media name/outlet | The Drive |
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media type | Web |
| Date | 28 Nov 2017 |
| URL | www.thedrive.com/aerial/16456/drones-used-to-fight-malaria-in-zanzibar |
Description
Podcast covering Zanzibar work - using drones to provide information for targetting malaria interventions