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Panama, along with other countries in Central America, has set an ambitious goal to eliminate malaria by 2020. It has made substantial progress toward this goal with the number of malaria cases dropping from 1281 in 2007 to 811 in 2016 (a 36 percent decrease). However, important challenges remain to reach elimination. The remaining areas...
Read moreBill and Melinda Gates’ call in 2007 for a global commitment to eradicate malaria increased enthusiasm and political will in countries throughout Latin America, southern Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region to help achieve this important goal. Many countries, including those with a high malaria burden, have in turn declared national goals of eliminating the disease...
Read moreSix countries in southern Africa – Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe – are on the path towards malaria elimination, having declared their goal to achieve zero locally acquired malaria cases by 2020. The population at risk of the devastating illness in these countries has declined dramatically in recent years, with cases in...
Read moreOn World Malaria Day, when the ambitious goal of eliminating malaria is within reach for several countries, it is important to remember that in many nations malaria continues to be a daily threat and one of the biggest killers of children. In Uganda, malaria accounts for 43 percent of hospital-based under-five deaths, and the entire...
Read moreThe Kingdom of Swaziland’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) is pursuing the ambitious goal of malaria elimination, which is defined as zero local malaria cases (originating within Swaziland’s borders). If realized, Swaziland would be the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve this public health milestone. Swaziland is close: during the July 2014-June 2015 malaria...
Read moreEnormous progress has recently been made in the global fight against malaria, with over a billion malaria illnesses and six million malaria deaths averted over the past 15 years. Aiming to build upon this success, the World Health Organization has set ambitious targets of reducing malaria mortality and case incidence by an additional 40% by...
Read moreIn 2014, Zambia was planning to distribute 6-7 million insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs), but only limited information was available on the most efficient distribution and hang-up approach to optimize ITN ownership and use in Zambia. A door-to-door distribution strategy had been previously used throughout Zambia, but was highly challenging and costly in terms of time, supervision...
Read moreOn November 12, 2015, 78 private sector healthcare providers attended trainings held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on malaria rapid diagnostics tests (mRDT). From September-November of this year, participants from health facilities in eight regions in Tanzania were invited to two-day training sessions. Two providers, including clinicians and lab technicians, from 593 facilities, representing nearly...
Read moreIn 2014 CHAI led a study, in collaboration with the Kano State Ministry of Health, to assess whether integrating seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with Plumpy’doz™, a lipid-based nutritional supplement (LNS), has an impact on nutrition or malaria outcomes. This document describes the outcomes and recommendations from this study. The study was made possible by a...
Read moreMalaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are an effective tool for confirming true malaria cases in resource-limited settings, yet are often unavailable in the private sector where many seek treatment. CHAI worked with global manufacturers and importers in Tanzania’s private sector to reduce the price of RDTs. To date, 2.1 million tests have been sold and...
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