The US President's Malaria Initiative, Plasmodium falciparum transmission and mortality: A modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although significant progress has been made in reducing malaria transmission globally in recent years, a large number of people remain at risk and hence the gains made are fragile. Funding lags well behind amounts needed to protect all those at risk and ongoing contributions from major donors, such as the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), are vital to maintain progress and pursue further reductions in burden. We use a mathematical modelling approach to estimate the impact of PMI investments to date in reducing malaria burden and to explore the potential negative impact on malaria burden should a proposed 44% reduction in PMI funding occur.

Methods and findings

We combined an established mathematical model of Plasmodium falciparum transmission dynamics with epi

SUBMITTER: Winskill P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5697814 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature