Cost-effectiveness of adding indoor residual spraying to case management in Afghan refugee settlements in Northwest Pakistan during a prolonged malaria epidemic.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Natasha Howard, Lorna Guinness, Mark Rowland, Naeem Durrani, Kristian S Hansen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005935; https://doaj.org/article/d785af848e734964bfeb980b77491540

Financing of malaria control for displaced populations is limited in scope and duration, making cost-effectiveness analyses relevant but difficult. This study analyses cost-effectiveness of adding prevention through targeted indoor residual spraying (IRS) to case management in Afghan refugee settlem...