Trends, measurements and indicators
Each year, up to three million deaths are due to malaria, and close to five billion episodes occur in the world. 90 per cent of the burden is in Africa, affecting mainly children. HIV-infected women experience more malaria and adverse birth outcomes than HIV-uninfected women.
There is also a correlation between malaria and poverty. However, the nature of the linkages and mechanisms of causation is less clear. Data to monitor progress in malaria control come from the health facility, household surveys, remote sensing and modelling. Progress on the coverage of interventions in Africa has been summarised in the 2003 Africa Malaria Report.
- Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: malaria
- This paper, published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, provides guidelines for evaluating the effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in diagnosing malaria. The paper describes the different types of malaria RDTs and the importance of evaluating them.
Recommended reading
- Africa malaria report 2003
- ( Roll Back Malaria, World Health Organization (WHO) , 2003)
- With the renewed international commitment to fighting malaria, the need for regular and reliable information on the global malaria situation is greater than it has ever been. This report, published jo...
- Conquering the intolerable burden of malaria: what’s new, what’s needed: a summary
- ( J.G. Breman; M.S. Alilio; A. Mills / American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , 2004)
- Recommended reading
- Each year, up to three million deaths due to malaria occur throughout the world, with Africa bearing more than 90 per cent of this burden. There has been growing optimism regarding improvements to mal...
- The Abuja Declaration and the Plan of Action
- ( Roll Back Malaria, World Health Organization (WHO) , 2003)
- Recommended reading
- The Abuja Declaration on Roll Back Malaria in Africa is the result of a summit on malaria held in Abuja, Nigeria in April 2000. Representatives of 44 African governments and the major international do...
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- The effectiveness of methods for diagnosing malaria
- ( J. Nankabirwa;D. Zurovac;J. N. Njogu / Malaria Journal, BioMed Central , 2009)
- This article examines the effectiveness of the current methods for the diagnosis of malaria in Uganda. Diagnosis has mainly been through presumptive management – that is diagnosis on the basis o...
- Diagnosis: an integral component of malaria control
- ( M. D. Perkins;D. R. Bell / Malaria Journal, BioMed Central , 2008)
- Increases in the cases of malaria continue to pose a challenge for public health specialists. Despite advances in laboratory methods, pharmaceutical interventions and preventative measures, combating ...
- The accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
- ( D. J. Kyabayinze;J. K. Tibenderana;G. W. Wong / Malaria Journal, BioMed Central , 2008)
- The management of malaria largely depends on the accuracy and timeliness of diagnosis. The authors recognise that microscopy is seen as the ‘gold standard’ in the diagnosis and treatment o...
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