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Foreword

Executive Summary

Introduction

Background

Recommendations:

I. Broaden Attack on Malaria by Strengthening Cross-Sectoral Cooperation for Malaria Control

II. Utilize Cross-Sectoral Approach and Resources to Combat Malaria Associated with Development Efforts

III. Strengthen Local Capacity, Including Developing Cross-Sectoral Approaches

IV. Sustainable Malaria Control Requires a Community-Based Approach

V. Raise Global Awareness of the Magnitude of the Malaria Problem in Sub-Saharan Africa

VI. Encourage Innovative Approaches to Malaria Prevention and Control

Conclusions: Lessons Learned

References

List of Background Papers

Panel of Experts and Other Contributors

 
 

List of Background Papers

Note: These are the papers that were included in the Appendix of the print version of this report (no longer available).

Creating Incentives for Anti-Malarial Behavior
Dr. Robin Barlow, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, USA

The Experience of the Blue Nile Health Project in the Control of Malaria and other Water Associated Diseases
Dr. A.A. El Gaddal, Manager, Blue Nile Health Project, Sudan

The Behavioral Dimensions of Malaria Control: Guidelines for Culturally Sensitive and Microecologically Germane Policies
Dr. Nina L. Etkin, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawaii, USA

Lutte Antipaludique au Togo
Dr. Anani H. Gayibor, Médicin-Chef, Service National du Paludisme, Togo

Notes Synthétique sur l'Evolution du Paludisme au Togo
Dr. Kodjo D. Gbetoglo, Economist-Démographe, Université du Bénin, Togo

Domaines d'Activités dans la Lutte contre le Paludisme
Dr. Tinga R. Guiguemde, Professor de Parasitologie, Université de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Chef de la Section Parasitologie du Centre MURAZ/OCCGE, Burkina Faso

Malaria and Development in Africa: A New Strategy for Research, Training, and Control
Dr. Robert W. Gwadz, Head, Medical Entomology Unit, Malaria Section, National Institutes of Health, USA

The Impact of Development on Malaria in West Africa
Dr. Anthony M.A. Imevbore, Director, Institute of Ecology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Malaria Prevention and Control in Primary Health Care: The Missing Link(s)
Dr. Daniel O. Kaseje, Director, Christian Medical Commission, World Council of Churches, Switzerland

Irrigation Development and Malaria Incidence in Zanzibar
Dr. Abdisalaam A. Khatibu, National Project Director, FAO Project, Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

Capacity Building Related to Malaria Prevention and Control in Africa: A Case Study (Tanzania)
Dr. Wenceslaus L. Kilama, Director General, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania

Malaria Control in Tanzania and the Role of the Ministry of Community Development, Women Affairs and Children
Mrs. Bernadette C. Kinunda, Department of Community Development, Tanzania

Health Committee on Water Resources Development and Health Impact Assessment in Ghana
Dr. Ebenezer Laing, Department of Botany, University of Ghana, Ghana

Population Migration and Malaria Transmission in Ethiopia
Dr. Assefa Nega, National Program for the Control of Malaria and Other Vector-Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Dr. Fisseha H. Meskal, General Manager, National Research Institute of Health, Ethiopia

Economic Development and Malaria Prevalence: An Empircal Analysis with Reference to Kenya
Dr. Germano Mwabu, Department of Economics, Kenyatta University, Kenya

Stratégie de l'Education Sanitaire dans la Prévention et la Lutte contre la Malaria en Afrique Sub-Saharienne
Mme Mululebwe B. Issiki, Association Zaïroise du Bien Etre Familial, Zaïre

The Malaria Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Kalenga M. Paluku, Coordinator, Malaria Activities, PEV-CCCD, Zaïre

La Lutte contre le Paludisme en Afrique Approche Intersectorielle, Cas du Rwanda
Dr. André Rwamakuba, Directeur de l'Environnement, Ministère du Plan, Rwanda

Water Resource Development and Malaria in Kenya: An Environmental Perspective
Dr. William N. Thitai, Head, Research Division, Ministry of Water Development, Kenya

Impact of Population Movements on Malaria Transmission in Somalia
Dr. M. Warsame Yusuf, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Somali National University, Somalia

 

 

   
 
 
   
 
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