The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank
Malaria kills over one million people and causes 300-500 million episodes of illness each year. The majority of the 3,000 deaths each day and ten new cases every second occur in Africa. The disease not only takes a high human toll; it also impedes...
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okr-10986-98542021-04-23T14:02:47Z The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank World Bank ACCESS TO TREATMENT ANTIMALARIALS BACK MALARIA BED NETS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DIAGNOSIS DISEASE DRUGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY DETECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EPIDEMICS EXISTING RESOURCES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SYSTEMS HIV/AIDS HOSPITALIZATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILLNESS INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS INSECTICIDES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MALARIA BURDEN MALARIA CONTROL MALARIA CONTROL ACTIVITIES MALARIA MORTALITY MALARIA PROBLEM MALARIA RISK MEDICINES MORBIDITY NATIONAL EFFORTS NETS NUTRITION OUTPATIENT CARE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICALS POLICY FRAMEWORK POPULATION MOVEMENT PREGNANCY PROGRESS PROPHYLAXIS PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDUAL SPRAYING RESOURCE FLOWS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEVERE MALARIA SOCIAL MARKETING THERAPY TREATMENT TREATMENT OF MALARIA TROPICAL MEDICINE URBAN DEVELOPMENT VECTOR CONTROL Malaria kills over one million people and causes 300-500 million episodes of illness each year. The majority of the 3,000 deaths each day and ten new cases every second occur in Africa. The disease not only takes a high human toll; it also impedes development. Malaria has economic impacts through labor efficiency and land use; adversely affects school attendance, performance and cognitive ability; and translates in monetary costs in terms of expenditures by households and the public health sector. The poor are affected most, as they have less access to services, information and protective measures (e.g. nets, screens, prophylaxis), and have less power to avoid living or working within malaria-affected areas. Malaria is on the rise. While efforts to control malaria in the past fifty years have achieved a decline in malaria mortality and morbidity in some regions, the gains have often not been sustained (e.g. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Central Asia). Emerging drug and pesticide resistances threaten to reduce the availability of effective and affordable prevention and treatment of malaria. Recent epidemics indicate a resurgence of the disease in previously low-risk areas (e.g. the highlands of Kenya), and climate changes are expected to lead to further changes in intensity of transmission. While there is no magic bullet for malaria, a range of cost-effective interventions exists, namely antimalarials for treatment, prophylaxis, insecticide treated materials and residual spraying with insecticide. New tools are available and are continually being developed, such as treatment for severe malaria, rapid diagnostic tests, and combination drug therapy to prevent resistance. As access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment are essential to reducing the burden; malaria can only be effectively controlled within the context of broader health sector development. The main strategies for addressing malaria are timely care-seeking, diagnosis and effective treatment, the use of prophylaxis during pregnancy, and the use of insecticide-treated bednets and materials. 2012-08-13T09:42:32Z 2012-08-13T09:42:32Z 1999-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/12389540/roll-back-malaria-partnership-defining-role-world-bank http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9854 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 144 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCESS TO TREATMENT ANTIMALARIALS BACK MALARIA BED NETS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DIAGNOSIS DISEASE DRUGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY DETECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EPIDEMICS EXISTING RESOURCES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SYSTEMS HIV/AIDS HOSPITALIZATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILLNESS INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS INSECTICIDES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MALARIA BURDEN MALARIA CONTROL MALARIA CONTROL ACTIVITIES MALARIA MORTALITY MALARIA PROBLEM MALARIA RISK MEDICINES MORBIDITY NATIONAL EFFORTS NETS NUTRITION OUTPATIENT CARE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICALS POLICY FRAMEWORK POPULATION MOVEMENT PREGNANCY PROGRESS PROPHYLAXIS PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDUAL SPRAYING RESOURCE FLOWS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEVERE MALARIA SOCIAL MARKETING THERAPY TREATMENT TREATMENT OF MALARIA TROPICAL MEDICINE URBAN DEVELOPMENT VECTOR CONTROL |
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ACCESS TO TREATMENT ANTIMALARIALS BACK MALARIA BED NETS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DIAGNOSIS DISEASE DRUGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY DETECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EPIDEMICS EXISTING RESOURCES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SYSTEMS HIV/AIDS HOSPITALIZATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILLNESS INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS INSECTICIDES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MALARIA BURDEN MALARIA CONTROL MALARIA CONTROL ACTIVITIES MALARIA MORTALITY MALARIA PROBLEM MALARIA RISK MEDICINES MORBIDITY NATIONAL EFFORTS NETS NUTRITION OUTPATIENT CARE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICALS POLICY FRAMEWORK POPULATION MOVEMENT PREGNANCY PROGRESS PROPHYLAXIS PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDUAL SPRAYING RESOURCE FLOWS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEVERE MALARIA SOCIAL MARKETING THERAPY TREATMENT TREATMENT OF MALARIA TROPICAL MEDICINE URBAN DEVELOPMENT VECTOR CONTROL World Bank The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank |
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Malaria kills over one million people
and causes 300-500 million episodes of illness each year.
The majority of the 3,000 deaths each day and ten new cases
every second occur in Africa. The disease not only takes a
high human toll; it also impedes development. Malaria has
economic impacts through labor efficiency and land use;
adversely affects school attendance, performance and
cognitive ability; and translates in monetary costs in terms
of expenditures by households and the public health sector.
The poor are affected most, as they have less access to
services, information and protective measures (e.g. nets,
screens, prophylaxis), and have less power to avoid living
or working within malaria-affected areas. Malaria is on the
rise. While efforts to control malaria in the past fifty
years have achieved a decline in malaria mortality and
morbidity in some regions, the gains have often not been
sustained (e.g. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Central Asia).
Emerging drug and pesticide resistances threaten to reduce
the availability of effective and affordable prevention and
treatment of malaria. Recent epidemics indicate a resurgence
of the disease in previously low-risk areas (e.g. the
highlands of Kenya), and climate changes are expected to
lead to further changes in intensity of transmission. While
there is no magic bullet for malaria, a range of
cost-effective interventions exists, namely antimalarials
for treatment, prophylaxis, insecticide treated materials
and residual spraying with insecticide. New tools are
available and are continually being developed, such as
treatment for severe malaria, rapid diagnostic tests, and
combination drug therapy to prevent resistance. As access to
prevention, diagnosis and treatment are essential to
reducing the burden; malaria can only be effectively
controlled within the context of broader health sector
development. The main strategies for addressing malaria are
timely care-seeking, diagnosis and effective treatment, the
use of prophylaxis during pregnancy, and the use of
insecticide-treated bednets and materials. |
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The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank |
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The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank |
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The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank |
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The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank |
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The Roll Back Malaria Partnership : Defining the role of the World Bank |
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roll back malaria partnership : defining the role of the world bank |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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