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  • 2016 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Overview

Abdisalan M. Noor is affiliated with the World Health Organization in Switzerland. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a substantial focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their scholarly contributions span several subfields, including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, and Health.

Their research portfolio covers diverse topics with an emphasis on:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Travel-related health issues
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Virology and Viral Diseases

Noor has contributed to multiple academic publications, including the following representative papers:

  • "Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage, morbidity, and mortality in Africa: a geospatial modelling analysis," published in 2020 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Thinking clearly about social aspects of infectious disease transmission," published in 2021 in Nature
  • "A call for standardised age-disaggregated health data," published in 2021 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • "History of malaria control in Rwanda: implications for future elimination in Rwanda and other malaria-endemic countries," published in 2020 in Malaria Journal
  • "Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence in East Africa: Updating data for malaria stratification," published in 2021 in PLOS Global Public Health

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Malaria Journal
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Professional Medical Journal
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Collaborations feature co-authorship with several researchers, frequently including:

  • Pedro L. Alonso
  • Robert W. Snow
  • Daniel J. Weiss
  • Amelia Bertozzi-Villa
  • Susan F. Rumisha

Abdisalan M. Noor was awarded the Chalmers Medal by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The global distribution of clinical episodes of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Robert W. Snow;Carlos A. Guerra;Abdisalan M. Noor;Hla Y. Myint

  • The global distribution and population at risk of malaria: past, present, and future

    Simon I Hay;Carlos A Guerra;Andrew J Tatem;Abdisalan M Noor

  • Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria.

    Amy Wesolowski;Nathan Eagle;Nathan Eagle;Andrew J. Tatem;Andrew J. Tatem;David L. Smith;David L. Smith

  • A world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2007

    Simon I Hay;Carlos A Guerra;Carlos A Guerra;Peter W Gething;Peter W Gething;Anand P Patil

  • Global technical strategy for malaria 2016–2030

    Pedro L. Alonso;Abdisalan Noor;Ana Carolina Santelli;Azra Ghani

  • Population Distribution, Settlement Patterns and Accessibility across Africa in 2010.

    Catherine Linard;Catherine Linard;Marius Gilbert;Robert W. Snow;Abdisalan M. Noor

  • The limits and intensity of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: implications for malaria control and elimination worldwide

    Carlos A Guerra;Priscilla W Gikandi;Andrew J Tatem;Abdisalan M Noor;Abdisalan M Noor

  • Increasing Coverage and Decreasing Inequity in Insecticide-Treated Bed Net Use among Rural Kenyan Children

    Abdisalan M Noor;Abdinasir A Amin;Willis S Akhwale;Robert W Snow;Robert W Snow

  • The changing risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in Africa: 2000–10: a spatial and temporal analysis of transmission intensity

    Abdisalan M Noor;Abdisalan M Noor;Damaris K Kinyoki;Clara W Mundia;Caroline W Kabaria

  • The decline in paediatric malaria admissions on the coast of Kenya

    Emelda A Okiro;Simon I Hay;Simon I Hay;Priscilla W Gikandi;Shahnaaz K Sharif

  • Stable and Unstable Malaria Hotspots in Longitudinal Cohort Studies in Kenya

    Philip Bejon;Thomas N. Williams;Thomas N. Williams;Anne Liljander;Abdisalan M. Noor;Abdisalan M. Noor

  • Effect of expanded insecticide-treated bednet coverage on child survival in rural Kenya: a longitudinal study

    Greg W Fegan;Greg W Fegan;Abdisalan M Noor;Willis S Akhwale;Simon Cousens

  • Insecticide-treated net coverage in Africa: mapping progress in 2000-07.

    Abdisalan M Noor;Juliette J Mutheu;Andrew J Tatem;Simon I Hay

  • Defining equity in physical access to clinical services using geographical information systems as part of malaria planning and monitoring in Kenya.

    A. M. Noor;D. Zurovac;D. Zurovac;S. I. Hay;S. I. Hay;S. A. Ochola

  • Mapping child growth failure in Africa between 2000 and 2015

    A Osgood-Zimmerman;A I Millear;R W Stubbs;C Shields

  • Heterogeneous Mobile Phone Ownership and Usage Patterns in Kenya

    Amy Wesolowski;Nathan Eagle;Abdisalan M. Noor;Robert W. Snow

  • Correction: A World Malaria Map: Plasmodium falciparum Endemicity in 2007

    Simon I Hay;Carlos A Guerra;Peter W Gething;Anand P Patil

  • malERA: An updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication.

    Regina N. Rabinovich;Regina N. Rabinovich;Chris Drakeley;Abdoulaye A. Djimde;B. Fenton Hall

  • The impact of biases in mobile phone ownership on estimates of human mobility

    Amy Wesolowski;Nathan Eagle;Nathan Eagle;Abdisalan M. Noor;Robert W. Snow

  • Insecticide-treated net coverage in Africa : mapping progress in 2000-07. Commentary

    Laurence Slutsker;Robert D. Newman;Abdisalan M. Noor;Juliette J. Mutheu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Snow
Robert W. Snow Kenya Medical Research Institute
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton
Peter W. Gething
Peter W. Gething Telethon Kids Institute
Simon Brooker
Simon Brooker Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
James A. Berkley
James A. Berkley University of Oxford
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Philip Bejon
Philip Bejon University of Oxford
Kevin Marsh
Kevin Marsh University of Oxford
Peter M. Atkinson
Peter M. Atkinson Lancaster University

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