Kamala Thriemer

Kamala Thriemer is a Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the Menzies School of Health Research, specializing in public health and tropical medicine. With over a decade of field experience in Africa and Asia, she coordinates clinical trials to inform infectious disease management. Her current research focuses on optimizing treatments for Plasmodium vivax malaria and developing public health strategies for malaria elimination. This work integrates clinical trials, epidemiological studies, health economics, and social science.

• Research affiliations: Menzies School of Health Research, Global and Tropical Health Department.
• Key areas: Malaria treatment optimization, health economics, clinical trials, and social science aspects of disease management.

Her research has contributed to leading journals like PLOS Medicine and The Lancet. She supervises postgraduate students, including T.S. Degaga in a PhD project on vivax malaria radical cure implementation. Kamala actively collaborates internationally, addressing malaria challenges in diverse regions.