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Malaria</h2> <p>The MEI works in partnership with malaria endemic countries and regions to advance evidence-based malaria policy and practice.</p> </div> </div> <div class="flex-50"> <div class="flex-50__first"> <div class="round-image round-image-top"> <div class="round-image-overlap"> </div> <img alt data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3bf5e76f-1de3-455c-a742-521686f0c3c9" height="1087" src="/sites/default/files/home/home-scientist.jpg" width="1088" loading="lazy"></div> </div> <div class="flex-50__second"> <h2>From innovation to impact</h2> <p>The MEI's expert, multidisciplinary team is based at the University of California, San Francisco, one of the world鈥檚 leading health and medical research institutions, and leads activities in nearly 30 countries.</p> <p><a class="button" data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7c50bd4c-db07-4005-8dbc-bb728d2e40ec" href="/about/how-we-work" title="How We Work">Learn More</a></p> <h2>Technical 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