Development of strategies and approaches to malaria control in South-East Asia : report of a regional technical consultation.
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TextSeries: SEARO technical publications ; no. 9Publication details: New Delhi : WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 1987. Description: 55 pISBN: 9290221488Subject(s): Malaria -- prevention and control | South-East Asia | Parasitic Diseases and their ControlNLM classification: WC 765Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: A detailed technical guide for use in planning antimalaria activities that are appropriate to conditions and resources in South-East Asian countries. Designed to yield practical information that is both specific to country needs and in line with current concepts of malaria control, the book examines the present malaria situation in light of the importance of stratifying the malaria problem, the advantages of using the primary health care system as the infrastructure for control, and the value of dopting integrated vector control methodologies, including bio-environmental measures. The book also gives particular attention to country-specific problems created by managerial and financial constraints, parasite resistance to antimalarials, vector resistance to insecticides, and changes in socioeconomic and political environments.
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A detailed technical guide for use in planning antimalaria activities that are appropriate to conditions and resources in South-East Asian countries. Designed to yield practical information that is both specific to country needs and in line with current concepts of malaria control, the book examines the present malaria situation in light of the importance of stratifying the malaria problem, the advantages of using the primary health care system as the infrastructure for control, and the value of dopting integrated vector control methodologies, including bio-environmental measures. The book also gives particular attention to country-specific problems created by managerial and financial constraints, parasite resistance to antimalarials, vector resistance to insecticides, and changes in socioeconomic and political environments.
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