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Cross-border movement, economic development and malaria elimination in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

BMC Medicine, 2018
Malaria at international borders presents particular challenges with regards to elimination. International borders share common malaria ecologies, yet neighboring countries are often at different stages of the control-to-elimination pathway.
Mohammed H. Al Zahrani, Abdiasiis I. Omar, Abdelmohsin M. O. Abdoon, Ali Adam Ibrahim, Abdullah Alhogail, Mohamed Elmubarak, Yousif Eldirdiry Elamin, Mohammed A. AlHelal, Ali M. Alshahrani, Tarig M. Abdelgader, Ibrahim Saeed, Tageddin B. El Gamri, Mohammed S. Alattas, Abdu A. Dahlan, Abdullah M. Assiri, Joseph Maina, Xiao Hong Li, Robert W. Snow   +17 more
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Investment case for malaria elimination in South Africa: a financing model for resource mobilization to accelerate regional malaria elimination

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Malaria continues to be a public health problem in South Africa. While the disease is mainly confined to three of the nine provinces, most local transmissions occur because of importation of cases from neighbouring countries. The government of
J. Njau, S. Silal, A. Kollipara, Katie Fox, R. Balawanth, Anthony Yuen, L. White, M. Moya, Y. Pillay, D. Moonasar   +9 more
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Feasibility of malaria elimination

The Lancet, 2011
638 www.thelancet.com Vol 377 February 19, 2011 who need them do not get them. By combining several interventions together and optimising their timing, coverage, and style of delivery, large reductions in malaria can be achieved and elimination can become a realistic goal in some areas.
Maude, R, White, N, White, L
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Is malaria elimination a distant dream? Reconsidering malaria elimination strategies in Zimbabwe

Public Health in Practice, 2021
Malaria remains a public health problem decimating vulnerable populace especially in resource-constrained areas in Zimbabwe. Significant progress towards malaria elimination has beenik made in the previous decades through intensified and improved malaria control measures such as indoor residual spraying (IRS), distribution of long-lasting insecticidal ...
Elliot Mbunge, Richard Millham, Nokuthula Sibiya, Sam Takavarasha, Jr.   +3 more
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An active and targeted survey reveals asymptomatic malaria infections among high-risk populations in Mondulkiri, Cambodia

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is one of the most serious public health issues globally and a leading cause of mortality in many developing countries worldwide. Knowing the prevalence of both symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria on a
Dyna Doum, David J. Mclver, John Hustedt, Jeffrey Hii, Siv Sovannaroth, Dysoley Lek, Jason H. Richardson, Allison Tatarsky, Neil F. Lobo   +8 more
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Community engagement for malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: a qualitative study among malaria researchers and policymakers

Malaria Journal, 2021
Community engagement has increasingly received attention in malaria research and programme interventions, particularly as countries aim for malaria elimination.
N. Kaehler, B. Adhikari, P. Cheah, L. von Seidlein, Nicholas P J Day, A. Dondorp, C. Pell   +6 more
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Significance of training, monitoring and assessment of malaria workers in achieving malaria elimination goal of Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background The Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP) maintained a workforce of 235 Village Malaria Workers (VMWs) and 25 Malaria Field Coordinators (MFCs) to conduct disease surveillance, case management, IEC/BCC activities, capacity building,
Harsh Rajvanshi, Sekh Nisar, P. Bharti, Himanshu Jayswar, A. Mishra, Ravendra K. Sharma, K. Saha, M. Shukla, Aparup Das, Harpreet Kaur, S. Wattal, A. Lal   +11 more
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Perceptions about malaria among Brazilian gold miners in an Amazonian border area: perspectives for malaria elimination strategies

Malaria Journal, 2021
Mining in the Amazon exposes gold miners to various diseases, including malaria, whose control is still a major challenge. The environment of the mines contributes to the proliferation of vector mosquitoes and the precarious housing conditions facilitate
F. Murta, Leonardo L G Marques, A. Santos, Talita S B Batista, Maxwell O Mendes, Elair D. Silva, A. V. S. Neto, Marcio Fabiano, Sheila Rodovalho, W. Monteiro, M. Lacerda   +10 more
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Artemisinin combination therapy mass drug administration in a setting of low malaria endemicity: programmatic coverage and adherence during an observational study in Zanzibar

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Mass drug administration (MDA) appears to be effective in reducing the risk of malaria parasitaemia. This study reports on programmatic coverage and compliance of MDA using artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in four shehias (smallest ...
Abdullah S. Ali, Narjis G. Thawer, Bakar Khatib, Haji H. Amier, Joseph Shija, Mwinyi Msellem, Abdul-wahid Al-mafazy, Issa A. Garimo, Humphrey Mkali, Mahdi M. Ramsan, Jessica M. Kafuko, Lynn A. Paxton, Richard Reithinger, Jeremiah M. Ngondi   +13 more
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Intensive surveillance, rapid response and border collaboration for malaria elimination: China Yunnan’s ‘‘3 + 1’’strategy

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Eliminating malaria and preventing re-establishment of malaria transmission in border areas requires universal coverage of malaria surveillance and a rapid response to any threats (i.e. malaria cues) of re-establishing transmission.
Jian-Wei Xu, Zu-rui Lin, Yao-wu Zhou, Rogan Lee, Hai-Mo Shen, Xiao-dong Sun, Qi-yan Chen, Kai-xia Duan, Peng Tian, C. Ding, Shi-Yuan Xu, Hui Liu, Hongning Zhou   +12 more
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