Building a tool to assess malaria surveillance and response capacity in malaria post-elimination contexts: a modified and dual-weighted Delphi approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sustaining the elimination of malaria requires robust surveillance to prevent reintroduction, but standardized frameworks for assessing the surveillance capacity of a country post-elimination are lacking. This study aims to develop a standardized framework for assessing malaria surveillance and response capacity in countries that have eliminated malaria.

Methods

We developed a malaria surveillance and response assessment framework through a three-stage process. First, two systematic reviews were conducted to identify indicators used in post-elimination settings worldwide and specifically in China. The candidate indicators were refined through expert panel discussions, which yielded 45 indicators across six domains. Next, a modified two-round Delphi process was con

SUBMITTER: Lu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature