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Communicable Diseases
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Malaria
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Highlights
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Significant decrease in malaria
deaths: World Malaria Report 2011
 With
an estimated 28 million cases and 38 000 deaths in 2011, malaria remains a
significant public health problem in South-East Asia. However, malaria incidence and deaths
have decreased significantly in the last decade, according to the World
Malaria Report 2011. Globally, the
estimated incidence of malaria has reduced 17% between 2000 and 2010, and
malaria-specific mortality rates by 26%.
This is attributed to increased availability of long-lasting
insecticidal nets, indoor- residual spraying, better access to diagnostic testing,
and effective treatment with artemisinin-based
combination therapies (ACTs). Increasing drug resistance however, is a
challenge. Resistance to artemisinins – a vital
component of drugs used in the treatment of the most dangerous types of
malaria – has been reported in a growing number of countries in South-East Asia.
World Malaria Report Summary
Report [PDF 3.4 MB]
Director-General's
Message
 The findings in the World Malaria Report
2011 show that we are making significant and durable progress in battling a
major public health problem. Coverage of at-risk populations with malaria
prevention and control measures increased again in 2010, and resulted in a
further decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths. And the malaria map
continues to shrink.
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info… [PDF 3.4 MB]
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UN Resolution on Malaria
A UN
resolution ‘Urges the
international community, together with United Nations agencies and private
organizations and foundations, to support the implementation of the Global
Malaria Action Plan, including through support for programmes
and activities at the country level in order to achieve internationally
agreed targets on malaria’ More
info… [PDF 59 KB]
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New Report : Eliminating Malaria, Learning from the Past,
Looking Ahead
 A new report released by the Roll Back
Malaria Partnership (RBM) reveals that an increasing number of countries
are setting their sights on eliminating malaria, with three countries
already certified as malaria- free by the World Health Organization (WHO)
in the last 4 years. Authored by the
WHO's Global Malaria Program, with data collected
from all geographical regions, the latest report in the RBM Progress &
Impact series, Eliminating Malaria, Learning from the Past, Looking Ahead,
identifies the current trend towards ending malaria, with 7 countries
having recently eliminated malaria and working to prevent re-introduction,
and another 10 countries are currently monitoring transmission to arrive at
zero malaria cases.
Eliminating
Malaria, Learning from the Past, Looking Ahead – Report [PDF 3.4 MB] Press
Release [PDF 111 KB]
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Progress made in the SEA Region,
2005 -2010
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compared to 2000, in 5 countries of the Region namely Bhutan, DPRK, Sri
Lanka, Nepal
and Thailand, malaria
incidence (of confirmed cases) has reduced more than 50% where as in India
the reduction is more than 25%.
The
reported Malaria Mortality in the SEA Region has reduced by 58% as compared
to 2000. Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri
Lanka and Thailand shown more than 65%
reduction in malaria mortality.
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The Global Malaria Action Plan
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 "Malaria
defeated the international community many years ago. We cannot allow this
to happen again. A single global action plan for malaria control, that
enjoys Partnership-wide support, is a strong factor for success."
Margaret Chan,
Director-General of the World Health Organization
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believe that if you show people a problem, and then you show them the
solution, they will be moved to act. The Global Malaria Action Plan lays
out an achievable blueprint for fighting malaria – now it's time for the
world to take action."
Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation
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News and
Events
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Regional
Consultation on Malaria Control and Malaria Elimination, Orissa, India, 11
– 14 October 2011
Private labs to send malaria, dengue data to civic body More Info...
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Revised
Malaria Control Strategy 2006 – 2010
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Toolbox
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 A revised malaria control strategy is
needed to highlight the need to tackle the problem of malaria in areas that
have lagged behind in the recent rapid growth in Asia. Sustained advocacy at the highest level
is required to enhance the visibility of the problem of malaria amongst
politicians and key decision makers, so that a strong and convincing case
is made for mobilizing additional resources.
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Strategy
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IRS is a highly effective intervention but it is one
that can be challenging to manage. This toolkit was developed to help the
IRS programme manager understand and plan the details of implementation. IRS Tool Kit
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RBM Toolbox: RBM Country Needs Assessments Tools
These guidelines have been written to assist national
malaria control programs and partners who will be supported by external and
internal consultants, to carry out their individual needs assessment while
also providing a general framework for cross-country comparisons/issues.
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