Lessons on malaria control in the ethnic minority regions in Northern Myanmar along the China border, 2007-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For many countries where malaria is endemic, the burden of malaria is high in border regions. In ethnic minority areas along the Myanmar-China border, residents have poor access to medical care for diagnosis and treatment, and there have been many malaria outbreaks in such areas. Since 2007, with the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), a malaria control project was introduced to reduce the malaria burden in several ethnic minority regions.

Methods

A malaria control network was established during the period from 2007 to 2014. Multiple malaria interventions, including diagnosis, treatment, distribution of LLINs and health education, were conducted to improve the accessibility and quality of malaria control services for local r

SUBMITTER: Wang RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5053039 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature