Tackling the malaria problem in the South-East Asia Region: Need for a change in policy.

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dc.contributor.authorBharati, Kaushik
dc.contributor.authorGanguly, N K
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-02T09:50:47Z
dc.date.available2013-08-02T09:50:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractMalaria is largely neglected in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR), although it has the highest number of people susceptible to the disease. Malaria in the SEAR exhibits special epidemiological characteristics such as “forest malaria” and malaria due to migration across international borders. The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has been a focal-point for the emergence of drug resistant malaria. With the recent emergence of artemisinin resistance, coupled with the limited availability of insecticides, malaria control efforts in the SEAR face a steep challenge. Indirect man-made factors such as climate change, as well as direct man-made factors such as the circulation of counterfeit drugs have added to the problem. Increased monitoring, surveillance, pharmacovigilance as well as cross-border collaboration are required to address these problems. Regional networking and data-sharing will keep all stakeholders updated about the status of various malaria control programmes in the SEAR. Cutting-edge technologies such as GIS/GPS (geographical information system/global positioning system) systems and mobile phones can provide information in “real-time”. A holistic and sustained approach to malaria control by integrated vector management (IVM) is suggested, in which all the stakeholder countries work collaboratively as a consortium. This approach will address the malaria problem in a collective manner so that malaria control can be sustained over time.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBharati Kaushik, Ganguly N K. Tackling the malaria problem in the South-East Asia Region: Need for a change in policy. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2013 Jan; 137(1): 36-47.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/147686
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3657896/?report=classicen_US
dc.subjectClimaete changen_US
dc.subjectinsecticide resistanceen_US
dc.subjectmalariaen_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.subjectSEARen_US
dc.subjectvector controlen_US
dc.titleTackling the malaria problem in the South-East Asia Region: Need for a change in policy.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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