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November-December 2008 ACTMalaria News ACTMalaria News is published electronically six times a year. For the full articles or to download a copy of the newsletter please click here. Old newsletters can be downloaded from here. ACTMalaria Warns Public About Fake Antimalarials Latest reports from Interpol said that police in Asian countries such as Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have seized distribution of counterfeit medicines worth 6.6 Million USD ... [continue] Developing Instructional and Design Skills for National Training in: Giemsa Malaria Microscopy, Quality Assurance and Slide Bank Operations It is proposed to hold a Course to develop a nucleus of workers competent to establish national training in Basic Giemsa Malaria Microscopy (BGMM), Quality Assurance (QA) and Slide Bank Operations. Such training will address current needs for improved standards in malaria microscopy, based on recently agreed international recommendations and guidelines. Course description is now available here. You may want to join discussion on this subject. Course Announcement: Management of Malaria Field Operations Management of Malaria Field Operations on January 19 - March 13, 2009. Application Forms are now available here. ACTMalaria Partner Libraries Five (5) libraries and two (2) institutions have agreed to be ACTMalaria's partner in providing informative materials and resources for AIRC. They contribute to the Resource Center by uploading research articles published and unpublished from their institutions and their country. Soon, more agencies and information centers will collaborate with AIRC in providing up-to-date malaria information. Visit http://resource.actmalaria.net for more information.