Modeling the impact of combined use of COVID Alert SA app and vaccination to curb COVID-19 infections in South Africa.

The unanticipated continued deep-rooted trend of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona-virus-2 the originator pathogen of the COVID-19 persists posing concurrent anxiety globally. More effort is affixed in the scientific arena via continuous investigations in a prolific effort to understand the transmission dynamics and control measures in eradication of the epidemic. Both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical containment measure protocols have been assimilated in this effort.

Assessing the role of human mobility on malaria transmission.

South Sudan accounts for a large proportion of all annual malaria cases in Africa. In recent years, the country has witnessed an unprecedented number of people on the move, refugees, internally displaced people, people who have returned to their counties or areas of origin, stateless people and other populations of concern, posing challenges to malaria control. Thus, one can claim that human mobility is one of the contributing factors to the resurgence of malaria.

Assessing the role of climate factors on malaria transmission dynamics in South Sudan.

Malaria is endemic in South Sudan and it is one of the most severe diseases in the war-torn nation. There has been much concern about whether the severity of its transmission might depend upon climatic conditions that are related to the reproduction of the single-cell parasite attaching to female mosquitoes, especially in high altitude areas. The country experiences two different climatic conditions; namely one tropical and the other hot and semi-arid.

Modelling the effect of bednet coverage on malaria transmission in South Sudan.

A campaign for malaria control, using Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) was launched in South Sudan in 2009. The success of such a campaign often depends upon adequate available resources and reliable surveillance data which help officials understand existing infections. An optimal allocation of resources for malaria control at a sub-national scale is therefore paramount to the success of efforts to reduce malaria prevalence.