Development of WHO Recommendations for the Final Phase of Elimination and Prevention of Re-Establishment of Malaria.

ABSTRACT: The WHO recommends that all affected countries work toward the elimination of malaria, even those still experiencing a high burden of disease. However, malaria programs in the final phase of elimination or those working to prevent re-establishment of transmission after elimination could benefit from specific evidence-based recommendations for these settings as part of comprehensive and quality-controlled malaria guidelines. The WHO convened an external guideline development group to formulate recommendations for interventions to reduce or prevent malaria transmission in areas with very low- to low-transmission levels and those that have eliminated malaria. In addition, several interventions that could be deployed in higher burden areas to accelerate elimination, such as mass drug administr

SUBMITTER: Marsh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10993787 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature