What sub-Saharan African countries can learn from malaria elimination in China

Badmos, A. O., Alaran, A. J., Adebisi, Y. A. , Bouaddi, O., Onibon, Z., Dada, A., Lin, X. and Lucero-Prisno, D. E. (2021) What sub-Saharan African countries can learn from malaria elimination in China. Tropical Medicine and Health, 49(1), 86. (doi: 10.1186/s41182-021-00379-z) (PMID:34689839) (PMCID:PMC8542407)

Abstract

Malaria is one of the most devastating diseases plaguing the sub-Saharan African region since time immemorial. In spite of a global reduction in mortality rates, a significant proportion of deaths due to malaria is still accounted for in the region. China recently joined the 40 countries declared malaria free by the World Health Organization and became the first country in the WHO Western Pacific Region to be awarded the certification. We commented on the strategies employed by China to eliminate malaria, address challenges facing malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa, and derive lessons that could be learned in the sub-Saharan African context.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo
• Authors: Badmos, A. O., Alaran, A. J., Adebisi, Y. A., Bouaddi, O., Onibon, Z., Dada, A., Lin, X., and Lucero-Prisno, D. E.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences
• Journal Name: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• ISSN: 1349-4147
• ISSN (Online): 1349-4147
• Copyright Holders: Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021
• First Published: First published in Tropical Medicine and Health 49(1): 86
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

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