Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting

VSH Ruwanpura, S Nowak… - Asia & the Pacific …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are
now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific …

Challenges for achieving safe and effective radical cure of Plasmodium vivax: a round table discussion of the APMEN Vivax Working Group

K Thriemer, B Ley, A Bobogare, L Dysoley, MS Alam… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
The delivery of safe and effective radical cure for Plasmodium vivax is one of the greatest
challenges for achieving malaria elimination from the Asia–Pacific by 2030. During the …

Implementation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing for Plasmodium vivax case management, a mixed method study from Cambodia

SA Cassidy-Seyoum, K Chheng… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for malaria elimination since it forms dormant liver
stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate after initial infection. 8-aminoquinolone drugs kill …

G6PD testing and radical cure for Plasmodium vivax in Cambodia: A mixed methods implementation study

ST Kheang, R Ridley, E Ngeth, P Ir, P Ngor… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Cambodia aims to eliminate malaria by 2025, however tackling Plasmodium
vivax (P. v) presents multiple challenges. The prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate …

Radical cure for Plasmodium vivax malaria after G6PD qualitative testing in four provinces in Cambodia, results from Phase I implementation

D Lek, YC Tsai, J Hirano, S Sovannaroth, V Bunreth… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Cambodia aims to eliminate all forms of malaria by 2025. In 2020, 90% of all
malaria cases were Plasmodium vivax. Thus, preventing P. vivax and relapse malaria is a …

Rolling out the radical cure for vivax malaria in Asia: a qualitative study among policy makers and stakeholders

B Adhikari, GR Awab, L von Seidlein - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Wide-spread implementation of treatment regimens for the radical cure of vivax
malaria is hindered by a range of factors. This has resulted in an increase in the relative …

Study protocol for development of an options assessment toolkit (OAT) for national malaria programs in Asia Pacific to determine best combinations of vivax radical …

M Shrestha, J Neukom, S Acharya, MN Habib, L Wini… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Recent advances in G6PD deficiency screening and treatment are rapidly
changing the landscape of radical cure of vivax malaria available for National Malaria …

Towards the elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria: Implementing the radical cure

K Thriemer, B Ley, L von Seidlein - PLoS Medicine, 2021 - journals.plos.org
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Optimizing test and treat options for vivax malaria: An options assessment toolkit (OAT) for Asia Pacific national malaria control programs

S Acharya, M Shrestha, ND Thang, L Wini… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Designing policy in public health is a complex process requiring decision making that
incorporates available evidence and is suitable to a country's epidemiological and health …

Opening the policy blackbox: unravelling the process for changing national diagnostic and treatment guidelines for vivax malaria in seven countries

V Ruwanpura, J Neukom, KP Grietens, RN Price… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The changing global health landscape has highlighted the need for more
proactive, efficient and transparent health policy-making. After more than 60 years of limited …