Successfully controlling malaria in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBlumberg, Lucille Hellen
dc.contributor.authorFrean, J.
dc.contributor.authorAsomugha, Chika
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Lee
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, K.I.
dc.contributor.authorBrooke, Basil D.
dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, M.
dc.contributor.authorDuvenage, C.
dc.contributor.authorGroepe, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorKleinschmidt, I.
dc.contributor.authorKoekemoer, Lizette L.
dc.contributor.authorKruger, P.
dc.contributor.authorMabuza, A.
dc.contributor.authorMargo, B.
dc.contributor.authorMayet, N.T.
dc.contributor.authorMisiani, Eunice
dc.contributor.authorMokate, R.
dc.contributor.authorRaswiswi, E.
dc.contributor.upauthorMoonasar, Devanand
dc.contributor.upauthorRaman, Jaishree
dc.contributor.upauthorMorris, Neil Kenneth
dc.contributor.upauthorUkpe, I.S. (Indongesit Sunday)
dc.contributor.upauthorMaharaj, Rajendra
dc.contributor.upauthorDe Jager, Christiaan
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-04T05:57:08Z
dc.date.available2015-06-04T05:57:08Z
dc.date.issued2014-03
dc.description.abstractFollowing major successes in malaria control over the past 75 years, South Africa is now embarking on a malaria elimination campaign with the goal of zero local transmission by the year 2018. The key control elements have been intensive vector control, primarily through indoor residual spraying, case management based on parasitological diagnosis using evidence-based drug policies with artemisinin-based combination therapy since 2001, active health promotion in partnership with communities living in the malaria transmission areas, and cross-border collaborations. Political commitment and long-term funding for the malaria control programme have been a critical component of the programme’s success. Breaking the cycle of transmission through strengthening of active surveillance using sensitive molecular tests and field treatment of asymptomatic persons, monitoring for antimalarial drug resistance and insecticide resistance, strengthening cross-border initiatives, and ongoing programme advocacy in the face of a significant decrease in disease burden are key priorities for achieving the elimination goal.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBlumberg, L, Frean, J & Moonasar, D 2014, 'Successfully controlling malaria in South Africa', South African Medical Journal, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 224-227.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJ.7600
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/45391
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectMalaria elimination campaignen_ZA
dc.subjectIntensive vector controlen_ZA
dc.subjectIndoor residual sprayingen_ZA
dc.subjectCase managementen_ZA
dc.subjectHealth promotionen_ZA
dc.subjectCross-border collaborationsen_ZA
dc.subjectPolitical commitmenten_ZA
dc.subjectLong-term fundingen_ZA
dc.titleSuccessfully controlling malaria in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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