Despite huge achievements having been made towards malaria elimination over the past 2
decades, progress is currently stalling [1]. Consequently, the malaria control tools …

The revised WHO guidelines for malaria management in endemic countries recommend that
treatment should be reserved to laboratory confirmed cases, both for adults and children …

Background Integrated community case management (iCCM) of malaria complements
public health services to improve access to timely diagnosis and treatment of malaria. ICCM …

Febrile patients in malaria-endemic areas need rapid and accurate diagnosis to ensure
prompt access to antimalarial treatment to avoid severe disease. As most fevers in malaria …

Background Malaria management policies currently recommend that the treatment should
only be administered after laboratory confirmation. Where microscopy is not available, rapid …

Suspected malaria cases in Africa increasingly receive a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) before
antimalarials are prescribed. While this ensures efficient use of resources to clear parasites …

Since 2010, the World Health Organization has recommended universal malaria diagnostic
testing to guide treatment of febrile illness as a fundamental component of malaria case …

BACKGROUND Malaria is the leading cause of plasmodium infection in humans and a
significant global public health problem. The World malaria report published by the World …

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are being procured and used in increasing numbers.
However, the resultant effect of RDT-based diagnosis on fever management has been …

Background Although malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been extensively
evaluated since their introduction in the early 1990's, sensitivity and specificity vary widely …