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pdf A framework for malaria elimination; 2017  Published Popular

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A framework for malaria elimination; 2017This updated 2017 framework provides guidance on the tools, activities and strategies required to achieve malaria elimination and prevent re-establishment of transmission in countries, regardless of where they lie across the spectrum of transmission intensity. It is intended to inform national malaria elimination strategic plans and should be adapted to local contexts.

pdf AMI-RAVREDA. Documento de orientação estratégica para vigilância e controle de vetores da malária na América Latina e no Caribe; 2011 (Portuguese only)  Published Popular

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AMI-RAVREDA. Documento de orientação estratégica para vigilância e controle de vetores da malária na América Latina e no Caribe; 2011 (Portuguese only)A região registrou 524.123 casos de malária confirmados em laboratório em 2009 (representando uma reduçãode 56% da morbidade por malária na região em comparação com 2000) e 109 mortes em 2009 (diminuição de70% em relação aos valores de referência de 2000).

pdf AMI-RAVREDA. Documento estratégico para a gestão do abastecimento e garantia da qualidade dos medicamentos e insumos para diagnóstico e tratamento da malária; 2011 (Portuguese only)  Published Popular

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AMI-RAVREDA. Documento estratégico para a gestão do abastecimento e garantia da qualidade dos medicamentos e insumos para diagnóstico e tratamento da malária; 2011 (Portuguese only)Nos últimos anos, todos os países que dividem a Bacia Amazônica têm verificado uma dramáticaredução dos casos da malária. O número de casos da malária nos países que fazem parte da AMI caiude 962.325 casos em 2000 a 668.687 em 2007 com uma redução de 30% neste período. Dos setepaíses que fazem parte da iniciativa, apenas Colômbia mantinha em 2007 uma incidência semelhante à registrada no início da década.

pdf AMI-RAVREDA. Strategic Orientation Document for Malaria Vector Surveillance and Control in Latin America and the Caribbean; 2011  Published Popular

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AMI-RAVREDA. Strategic Orientation Document for Malaria Vector Surveillance and Control in Latin America and the Caribbean; 2011The region reported 524,123 laboratory-confirmed malaria cases in 2009 (representing a 56% reduction in malaria morbidity in the region as compared with 2000) and 109 deaths in 2009 (a 70% decrease relative to the 2000 baseline figures). 

pdf AMI-RAVREDA. Strategic Orientation Document on Supply Management and Quality Assurance for Drugs and Supplies Used in Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment; 2011  Published Popular

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AMI-RAVREDA. Documento estratégico para la gestión del suministro y garantía de la calidad de los medicamentos e insumos para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la malaria; 2011 (Spanish only)In recent years, all the Amazon Basin countries have experienced a dramatic decline in malaria incidence. The number of cases in the AMI participant countries dropped from 962,325 in 2000 to 668,687 in 2007, a 30% decline. Of the seven countries that are part of the initiative, only Colombia had an incidence in 2007 comparable to that at the beginning of the decade.

pdf Assessment of the safety of artemisinin compounds in pregnancy; 2003  Published Popular

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WHO. Assessment of the safety of artemisinin compounds in pregnancy, 2003Various artemisinin compounds have been used as treatment for different forms of malaria since the early 1980s, initially in China, where they were first developed, and subsequently in many other countries.

pdf Community Involvement in Rolling Back Malaria; 2002  Published Popular

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WHO. Community Involvement in Rolling Back Malaria, 2002The RBM community movement is both an active participant in malaria programmes and a political force intended to bring pressure upon governments to ensure that the health care needs of those most at risk of malaria are met. Evidence-based actions underpin all operations.

pdf Desempeño de las pruebas de diagnóstico rápido de la malaria. Resultados de la evaluación realizada por la OMS de las pruebas de diagnóstico rápido de la malaria: 1a y 2a ronda; 2009 (Spanish only)  Published Popular

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Desempeño de las pruebas de diagnóstico rápido de la malaria. Resultados de la evaluación realizada po r la OMS de las pruebas de diagnóstico rápido de la malaria: 1a y 2a ronda (2009)La Organización Mundial de la Salud calcula que la mitad de la población mundial corre el riesgo de contraer la malaria. El año pasado, 243 millones de personas presentaron malaria clínica (86% en África), con casi 863.000 muertes (89% en África, la mayor parte de ellos, niños).

pdf Disease Surveillance for Malaria Control; 2012  Published Popular

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WHO. Disease Surveillance for Malaria Control, 2012A malaria surveillance system consists of the tools, procedures, people and structures that generate information on malaria cases and deaths, which can be used for planning, monitoring and evaluating malaria control programmes.

pdf Disease Surveillance for Malaria Elimination; 2012  Published Popular

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WHO. Disease Surveillance for Malaria Elimination, 2012The aim of the elimination phase is to stop local transmission of malaria, in contrast to the control phase, in which the objective is to reduce the number of cases to low levels but not necessarily interrupt local transmission.

pdf Eliminating Malaria - Global Technical Strategy for Malaria; 2016  Published Popular

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pdf Estrategia para la toma de decisiones en el marco del manejo integrado de vectores de malaria; 2013 (Spanish only)  Published Popular

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Estrategia para la toma de decisiones en el marco del manejo integrado de vectores de malaria. 2013 (In Spanish) Esta estrategia se justifica dada la variedad de escenarios eco-epidemiológicos en los que ocurre la transmisión de malaria en la región de las Américas, lo que determina diferencias en la dinámica de transmisión y de los condicionantes de la efectividad de las acciones de control vectorial, y constituye un reto para la planificación costo - efectiva de intervenciones. La Estrategia promueve por lo tanto priorizar los recursos disponibles para realizar intervenciones con calidad y sostenibilidad en las localidades – focos que determinan la mayor carga de enfermedad – concentración de casos, implementar procesos de análisis para la adecuada selección de las intervenciones y evaluar su efectividad e impacto.

pdf Framework for a national plan for monitoring and management of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors; 2017  Published Popular

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Framework for a national plan for monitoring and management of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors; 2017The document outlines the content to be included and the key considerations to be taken into account when developing a national insecticide resistance monitoring and management plan. The guidance given is not intended to be rigid and prescriptive; rather, it is designed to offer countries a framework that ensures adherence to the objectives and recommendations of the Global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors.

pdf Framework for Artemisinin resistance prevention, containment, and elimination in South America; 2016  Published Popular

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pdf Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management in Malaria Vectors (GPIRM); 2012  Published Popular

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WHO.Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management in Malaria Vectors (GPIRM) 2012Management in malaria vectors (GPIRM) is a call to action. Through this document, WHO and the Roll Back Malaria Partnership call on governments of malaria-endemic countries, donor organizations, UN agencies, as well as research and industry partners, to implement a five-pillar strategy to tackle the growing threat of insecticide resistance and to facilitate the development of innovative vector control tools and strategies. 

pdf Malaria control in humanitarian emergencies – An inter-agency field handbook; 2013  Published Popular

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Malaria control in humanitarian emergencies – An inter-agency field handbook. Second edition. 2013The interagency field handbook was developed to set out effective malaria control responses in humanitarian emergencies, particularly during the acute phase when reliance on international humanitarian assistance is greatest. This second edition represents a thorough updating and revision of the first edition. The structure remains similar, but includes an additional chapter on humanitarian coordination.

pdf Malaria Rapid Diagnosis. Making it work; 2003  Published Popular

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WHO. Malaria Rapid Diagnosis. Making it work. 2003Early, rapid diagnosis of malaria is gaining increasing importance in health programmes in endemic countries in response to increasing drug costs and recognition of the importance of early, correct treatment to the reduction in malaria morbidity and mortality.

pdf Management of Severe Malaria; 2012  Published Popular

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WHO. Management of Severe Malaria. 2012Malaria continues to be a major global health problem, with over 40% of the world's population-more than 3.3 billion people-at risk for malaria to varying degrees in countries with on-going transmission. In addition, with modern, rapid means of travel, large numbers of people from nonmalarious areas are being infected, which may seriously affect them after they have returned home.

pdf Methods and tecniques for assessing exposure to Antimalarial drugs in clinical field studies; 2011  Published Popular

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WHO. Methods and tecniques for assessing exposure to Natimalarial drugs in clinical field studies. 2011Achieving adequate concentrations of antimalarial drugs in the blood is pivotal to curing malaria. Accurate measurement of drug concentrations is essential to ensure optimal dosing of the currently available and newly introduced antimalarial drugs and for differentiating inadequate exposure to a drug from true resistance to the drug.

pdf Neglected Infectious Diseases in the Americas: Succeess Stories and Innovation to Reach the Neediest; 2016  Published Popular

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pdf Targeted Subsidy Strategies for National Scaling Up of Insecticide-Treated Netting Programmes—Principles and Approaches; 2005  Published Popular

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WHO- Targeted Subsidy Strategies for National Scaling Up of Insecticide-Treated Netting Programmes-Principles and Approaches. 2005The purpose of this document is to help those involved in planning, promoting and implementing insecticide-treated netting (ITN) programmes make systematic decisions about how to target public funds effectively. It is based on a week of intensive dialogue-reflecting field experiences in 12 African countries-at a workshop on Mapping models for targeted ITN subsidies.

pdf Universal access to malaria diagnostic testing. An operational manual; 2011  Published Popular

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WHO. Universal access to malaria diagnostic testing. An operational manual. 2011The aim of this interagency manual is to provide policy, strategy, technical and operational guidance to countries wishing to strengthen or set up routine malaria diagnostic services. These services include the use of both microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) at all levels for the management of febrile patients by health workers and are integrated within other national programmes for strengthening laboratory services.

pdf WHO malaria terminology; 2016  Published Popular

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 WHO Malaria Terminology; 2016

pdf WHO recommended insecticides for indoor residual spraying against malaria vectors; 2018  Published Popular

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WHOPES-recommended compounds and formulations for control of mosquito larvae. 2012 WHO recommendations on the use of pesticides in public health are valid ONLY if linked to WHO specifications for their quality control.