Conquering malaria: Enhancing the impact of effective interventions towards elimination in the diverse and changing epidemiology

Conquering malaria: Enhancing the impact of effective interventions towards elimination in the diverse and changing epidemiology

Malaria remains a major global disease burden causing just under a million deaths each year, mainly of children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. It consumes up to 40% of public health expenditure of these poor countries, causing in Africa US$ 12 billion in lost GDP every year. This should n...

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Main Authors: A Y Kitua, OAT Ogundahunsi, J Lines, C S Mgone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Effective interventions
Elimination and eventual eradication
Malaria global burden
Preventable
Regional and subregional collaboration
Universal coverage
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2011;volume=3;issue=2;spage=161;epage=165;aulast=Kitua

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