What has been the impact of malaria control the WHO African Region?
In the WHO World Malaria Report 2008, the impact of malaria control is evaluated based on annual records of malaria cases and deaths from national surveillance reports. The data are highly variable in quality but are the most abundant source of information on the effects of malaria control worldwide. These data are used to see if the number of malaria cases and deaths are changing over time, and whether any changes are due to specific prevention and treatment measures. Information on the numbers of patients, laboratory tests, and malaria deaths, is available for the period 2001-2006 for most endemic countries. For a few countries in the WHO African Region, there is also information available on the scale and timing of interventions and on numbers of cases and deaths before and after such prevention and treatment interventions. Although these are not scientifically controlled experiments, they give an indication of the effectiveness of anti-malaria policies. It is important to bear in m
In the WHO World Malaria Report 2008, the impact of malaria control is evaluated based on annual records of malaria cases and deaths from national surveillance reports. The data are highly variable in quality but are the most abundant source of information on the effects of malaria control worldwide. These data are used to see if the number of malaria cases and deaths are changing over time, and whether any changes are due to specific prevention and treatment measures. Information on the numbers of patients, laboratory tests, and malaria deaths, is available for the period 2001-2006 for most endemic countries. For a few countries in the WHO African Region, there is also information available on the scale and timing of interventions and on numbers of cases and deaths before and after such prevention and treatment interventions. Although these are not scientifically controlled experiments, they give an indication of the effectiveness of anti-malaria policies. It is important to bear in m
