Selected Publications

• Graz Bertrand, Willcox Merlin, Szeless Thomas, and Rougemont Andre (2011) "Test and treat" or presumptive treatment for malaria in high transmission situations? A reflection on the latest WHO guidelines. Malar J, 10:136.

• Rasoanaivo P, Wright C W, Willcox M L, and Gilbert B (2011) Whole plant extracts versus single compounds for the treatment of malaria: synergy and positive interactions. Malar J, 10 Suppl 1:S4.

• Ryan Terence J, Hirt Hans-Martin, and Willcox Merlin (2011) Collaboration with traditional health practitioners in the provision of skin care for all in Africa. Int J Dermatol, 50(5):564-70.

• Willcox M, Benoit-Vical F, Fowler D, Bourdy G, Burford G, Giani S, Graziose R, Houghton P, Randrianarivelojosia M, and Rasoanaivo P (2011) Do ethnobotanical and laboratory data predict clinical safety and efficacy of anti-malarial plants? Malar J, 10 Suppl 1:S7.

• Willcox Merlin L, Burton Shelly, Oyweka Rosalia, Namyalo Rehema, Challand Simon, and Lindsey Keith (2011) Evaluation and pharmacovigilance of projects promoting cultivation and local use of Artemisia annua for malaria. Malar J, 10:84.

Dr Merlin Willcox

Dr Merlin Willcox is a GP and clinical researcher with interests in the care of vulnerable people, global health, and traditional medicine. Most of his current clinical work is at Luther St Medical Centre, a health centre for homeless people in the centre of Oxford. He has conducted research there on community alcohol detoxification for people experiencing homelessness. He has also researched different aspects of primary care in developing countries, with a particular focus on primary health care, malaria and traditional medicines. He has been involved in several research projects on this theme in Madagascar (2000-2001) and Mali (since 2004).

At the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Dr Willcox is currently coordinating the Oxford contribution to two EU-funded collaborative projects. The Multidisciplinary University Traditional Health Initiative (MUTHI) aims to strengthen capacity for research on traditional herbal medicines in African universities. We are involved in delivering training on clinical research to universities in South Africa, Uganda and Mali. The HURAPRIM project (Human Resources for Primary Care in Africa) aims to analyse the scope and causes of the deficit in human resources in Africa, to design interventions to improve the situation and to implement and evaluate these. We are working in partnership with universities in Mali and Uganda to pilot a confidential enquiry into maternal and child deaths in these countries.