Rubini Jayaseelen
Research Assistant
Bsc, MID
rubi.jayaseelen@thekids.org.au
Rubini joined the Malaria Atlas Project, as part of the Geospatial Health and Development team as Research Assistant in May 2024. She holds a Master's degree in Infectious Diseases from the University of Western Australia. She has a strong interest in public health research, focusing on data analysis to inform healthcare decisions. She previously worked at Fiona Stanley Hospital, working on antibiotic stewardship programs in early-onset sepsis management.
Published research
Estimating the potential malaria morbidity and mortality avertable by the US President's Malaria Initiative in 2025: a geospatial modelling analysis
Since its inception in 2005, the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) has played a major role in the reductions in malaria morbidity and mortality observed across Africa. With the status of PMI funding and operations currently uncertain, we aimed to quantify the impact that a fully functioning PMI would have on malaria cases and deaths in Africa during 2025.
Mapping the global prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria, 2000-22: a spatial and temporal modelling study
Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and death globally, with countries in sub-Saharan Africa bearing a disproportionate burden. Global high-resolution maps of malaria prevalence, incidence, and mortality are crucial for tracking spatially heterogeneous progress against the disease and to inform strategic malaria control efforts. We present the latest such maps, the first since 2019, which cover the years 2000–22. The maps are accompanied by administrative-level summaries and include estimated COVID-19 pandemic-related impacts on malaria burden.