Effective interventions to prevent and treat malaria have long existed. Insecticide treated
nets (ITNs) simultaneously prevent bites by mosquito vectors, reduce vector abundance, and …

Background Health ministries and providers are rapidly scaling up insecticide-treated nets
(ITN) distribution to control malaria, yet possession and proper use typically remain below …

Private pharmacies or shops are the source of 60% of the drugs bought to treat suspected
cases of malaria. At the same time 59% of children fail to be treated within 24 hours of onset …

Recent global malaria control initiatives highlight the potential role of drug retailers to
improve access to early effective malaria treatment. We report on the findings and discuss …

Background Understanding the factors which determine a household's or individual's risk of
malaria infection is important for targeting control interventions at all intensities of …

Background Large reductions in malaria transmission and mortality have been achieved
over the last decade, and this has mainly been attributed to the scale-up of long-lasting …

Urban population growth in Nigeria may exceed the availability of affordable housing and
basic services, resulting in living conditions conducive to vector breeding and …

Malaria causes an estimated one million deaths annually although it is a curable disease if
treated promptly and correctly. Most cases occur in young children in sub-Saharan Africa …

The Program for Resistance, Immunology, Surveillance, and Modeling of Malaria (PRISM)
has been conducting malaria research in Uganda since 2010 to improve the understanding …

Background Ensuring that the poor and vulnerable population benefit from malaria control
interventions remains a challenge for malaria endemic countries. Until recently, ownership …