Sustaining the gains made in malaria control and elimination

Infect Dis Poverty. 2015 May 3:4:26. doi: 10.1186/s40249-015-0057-x. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Significant progress has been made in the last 25 years to reduce the malaria burden, but considerable challenges remain. These gains have resulted from large investments in a range of control measures targeting malaria. Fana and co-authors find a strong relationship between education level and net usage with malaria parasitemia in pregnant women, suggesting the need for targeted control strategies. Mayala and co-workers find important links between agriculture and malaria with implications for inter-sectoral collaboration for malaria control.

Keywords: Elimination; Inter-sectoral; Malaria control; Resistance.