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ACTMalaria News: Volume 11 Issue 4 We are pleased to announce the release of our newsletter for July-August 2008 issue. 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. Participate in at JITMM2008 in Thailand for FREE! Do you want to participat at JITMM2008 in Thailand for FREE? Join our Forum/AIR Contest 2008. Click here for details. 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 Three (3) 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 They contribute to the Resource Center by uploading research articles published and unpublished from their institutions and their country.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. Course Announcement: 6th International Training Course on Management of Malaria September 1-5, 2008 Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, (WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Malaria), Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajavithi Road, Bangkok 10400, THAILAND Contact: Dr. Polrat Wilairatana Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Malaria Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Rajavithi Road, Bangkok 10400, THAILAND Tel: +66 (02) 354-9100 ext. 1318 Fax: +66 (02) 354-9141 E-mail: tmpwl@mahidol.ac.th cc: tmirunit@diamond.mahidol.ac.th thimasarnk@searo.who.int delacollette@searo.who.int For course details and downloadable forms, secure them from here.