Barriers against and strategies for malaria control during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Jiwook Park, Seungwoo Kang, Dayoung Seok, Yae Jee Baek, Se Young An, Junga Lee, Alina Jun, Sun-Young Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2023
• Subjects: Malaria; COVID-19; Pandemic; Barriers; Malaria strategies; Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04452-2; https://doaj.org/article/d66f995c4f224974a7abf8394c59c09f

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria control activities globally. Notably, high levels of excess malaria morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were reported. Although it is crucial to systematically understand the main causes of the disruption...