Where India Stands in Malaria Elimination?

Frontiers in Public Health

Sunil Dhiman¹ 

关键词: malaria;    insecticide;    insecticide-treated bed nets;    WHO;    elimination;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2014.00098

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Malaria elimination campaign during the end of the last century relied on insecticides and malaria treatment, but this effort did not succeed in many endemic countries and collapsed after a few decades. India is among the 35 countries, which contribute 96% of total malaria cases and 98% of total malaria deaths in the world (1). Recent studies suggest that the neighboring countries of India are at the edge of eliminating malaria. In Sri lanka, the key component to achieve malaria cases reduction by 99.9% was the ability to be flexible and adapt to changing conditions (2, 3). Mobile malaria clinics were deployed to protect hard-to-reach and displaced population groups. Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets were distributed by engaging non-governmental organizations local to the endemic areas. Bhutan has initiated the use of mobile phones to collect and map information on the location of households, breeding sites, malaria cases, and settlements (4, 5).

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