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<\/a>A typical household in Umalulu<\/a>, where poor housing, open defecation, and standing water increase the risk of malaria. This image was taken during the 2025 baseline survey.<\/p><\/div>\n From March to the end of July 2025<\/strong>, Fair Future and local partners conducted a door-to-door baseline in Umalulu, East Sumba<\/a>. Trained village cadres and Puskesmas<\/a> staff, equipped with an offline mobile app, visited 269 households<\/strong> and completed 460 interviews<\/strong>, documenting housing, sanitation, behaviours, care-seeking, diagnostics, and exposure patterns. This work establishes the first household-level baseline for the area and provides a concrete roadmap to reduce malaria risk.<\/p>\n Umalulu<\/a> is a recurrent early detection point in East Sumba, with transmission peaking<\/strong> during the August\u2013November dry-to-wet transition<\/a>. By replacing assumptions with primary, door-to-door data gathered by local teams, the study sets a defensible starting point for targeted control and for measuring progress over time.<\/p>\n The digital file on the Fair Future server<\/strong> is the only controlled copy; printed or forwarded files become uncontrolled once a new version is issued. An anonymised dataset and the financial report are available on request under a simple data-use agreement.<\/p>\n <\/i> PDF – Scientific Report (IMRaD format)<\/em> <\/a>| This version, structured for academic and policy use, presents methods, results, discussion, and limitations in a concise scientific format (4.5mb).<\/em><\/p>\n <\/i> PDF – Fair Future Foundation FULL Report<\/a> | A comprehensive version incorporating social impact, medical findings, and an action roadmap for communities, local authorities, and partners (34mb).<\/em><\/p>\n <\/i> PDF – ARAM Technical & Financial Report<\/a> | Prepared for Rotarians Against Malaria (ARAM), this edition includes\u00a0baseline study results, financial reporting, and supporting documents\u00a0(0.5 MB<\/em><\/span>).<\/em><\/p>\n Today, the 20th of August 2025 \u2013 Alex Wettstein<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”In Brief \u2014 High-Resolution Baseline, Actionable Epidemiology” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”_initial” text_font=”Open Sans|500|||||||” text_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#F6F6F6″ custom_margin=”2vh||2vh||false|false” custom_padding=”15px|15px|15px|15px|true|true” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” background__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” background_color__hover=”#EFF7FF” background_enable_color__hover=”on” dsm_modules_popup_width_tablet=”65%” dsm_modules_popup_width_phone=”95%” dsm_modules_popup_width_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n A door-to-door cross-sectional survey (269 households; 460 interviews; 693 sleeping spaces)<\/em> produced a high-resolution risk profile for Umalulu. Vector control is inconsistent (68% spaces fully net-protected; 27% partial; 4% none; >92% nets >1 year)<\/em>, with IRS 1.1%. Sanitation gaps persist (56.9% open defecation), and night-time activity coincides with the Aug\u2013Nov transmission window. Diagnostics are decentralised (RDT-led; 68% tests at home)<\/em>, yet distance to facilities (>5 km for many)<\/em> sustains access friction despite 93.7% insurance coverage. Geo-tagged, offline-captured observations isolate levers: LLIN replacement\/repair, seasonal IRS, household WASH & larval-source reduction, and uninterrupted community testing. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Von M\u00e4rz bis Juli 2025 f\u00fchrten lokale Kader und Mitarbeiter der Gesundheitsstationen eine Hausbesichtigung durch Umalulu. In 269 Haushalten wurden 460 Interviews durchgef\u00fchrt. Die Studie kartierte die Ma\u00dfnahmen zur Bek\u00e4mpfung von Vektoren, die Wasser- und Sanit\u00e4rversorgung sowie den Zugang zu diesen und die Verhaltensweisen der Bev\u00f6lkerung. 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Why this baseline matters<\/h4>\n
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