Objective I review the status of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), used for disease
vector control, along with current evidence on its benefits and risks in relation to the …

Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as" a rational decision-making process for
the optimal use of resources for vector control" and includes five key elements: 1) evidence …

Abstract The Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative is a joint development program
between the governments of Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa, which includes …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness in different sub-Saharan African
settings of presumptive treatment, field-standard microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests …

Although randomized controlled trials of interventions to reduce malaria in pregnancy have
demonstrated an increase in the birthweight of the newborn in primigravidae, the …

Increasing resistance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria to antimalarial drugs is posing a
major threat to the global effort to" Roll Back Malaria". Chloroquine and sulfadoxine …

Planning of the control of Plasmodium falciparum malaria leads to a need for models of
malaria epidemiology that provide realistic quantitative prediction of likely epidemiological …

Background Access to malaria control interventions falls short of universal health coverage.
The Global Technical Strategy for malaria targets at least 90% reduction in case incidence …

Background Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) is a key
intervention in the national strategy for malaria control in Tanzania. SP, the current drug of …

Globalization has immersed all of humanity in a single germ pool. There are no health
sanctuaries in a globalizing world. InGlobal Health Governance, Obijiofor Aginam explores …