Abstract Purpose of Review Malaria remains a global burden contributing to morbidity and
mortality especially in children under 5 years of age. Despite the progress achieved towards …

The excess of malaria-attributed mortality in the African region is estimated to be well over a
million, mainly because of the premature death of children younger than 5 years of age and …

Background As many countries aim to eliminate malaria, use of comprehensive approaches
targeting the mosquito vector and environment are needed. Integrated malaria prevention …

Efforts to control malaria have been boosted in the past few years with increased
international funding and greater political commitment. Consequently, the reported malaria …

Malaria is making a dramatic comeback in the world. The disease is the foremost health
challenge in Africa south of the Sahara, and people traveling to malarious areas are at …

Public health strategies for malaria in endemic countries aim to prevent transmission of the
disease and control the vector. This historical analysis considers the strategies for vector …

Each year, up to three million deaths due to malaria and close to five billion episodes of
clinical illness possibly meriting antimalarial therapy occur throughout the world, with Africa …

This article gives an overview of some of the ongoing challenges that are faced in the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Malaria causes approximately 881,000 …

Presents and explains a new global strategy for the control of malaria. Noting that the
malaria problem is serious and getting worse, the book sets out the technical and practical …

We assessed the proportion of febrile children less than five years old with prompt effective
antimalarial treatment and the proportion of those less than five years old sleeping under …