World Malaria Day: A Conversation with Dr. Bernard Nahlen

Dr. Bernard NahlenThe theme for World Malaria Day this year is #readytobeatmalaria [5]. MSH’s newest Board Member, Dr. Bernard Nahlen [6], recently spoke with Thomas Hall [7], MSH’s Senior Principal Technical Advisor for Malaria, about reducing the malaria burden in developing countries most affected by the disease. Dr. Nahlen, Director of the University of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health, has decades of experience in research and disease elimination programs worldwide. Prior to his recent appointment at the Eck Institute, Dr. Nahlen served as Deputy Coordinator of the US President’s Malaria Initiative from 2007 to 2017. From 2005 to 2006, he was Senior Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation, at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.