A national policy for malaria elimination in Swaziland: a first for sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Swaziland is working to be the first country in mainland sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria. The highest level of Swaziland's government recently approved a national elimination policy, which endorses Swaziland's robust national elimination strategic plan. This commentary out...

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Published in:Malaria Journal
Main Authors: Kandula Deepika, Gosling Roly D, Phillips Allison A, Kunene Simon, Novotny Joseph M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-313
https://doaj.org/article/bbc035b1ec5a48ab9ea0bc920a14aae1
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Summary:Abstract Swaziland is working to be the first country in mainland sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria. The highest level of Swaziland's government recently approved a national elimination policy, which endorses Swaziland's robust national elimination strategic plan. This commentary outlines Swaziland's progress towards elimination as well as the challenges that remain, primarily around securing long-term financial resources and managing imported cases from neighbouring countries.

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