Tools and Strategies for Malaria Control and Elimination: What Do We Need to Achieve a Grand Convergence in Malaria?

Progress made in malaria control during the past decade has prompted increasing global dialogue on malaria elimination and eradication. The product development pipeline for malaria has never been stronger, with promising new tools to detect, treat, and prevent malaria, including innovative diagnosti...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2016-03, Vol.14 (3), p.e1002380-e1002380
Main Authors: Hemingway, Janet, Shretta, Rima, Wells, Timothy N C, Bell, David, Djimdé, Abdoulaye A, Achee, Nicole, Qi, Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimalarials - therapeutic use
Biology and Life Sciences
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Epidemiological Monitoring
Humans
Insecticides
Malaria - diagnosis
Malaria - prevention & control
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mortality
Parasites
Product development
Public Health Practice
Vaccines
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Summary:Progress made in malaria control during the past decade has prompted increasing global dialogue on malaria elimination and eradication. The product development pipeline for malaria has never been stronger, with promising new tools to detect, treat, and prevent malaria, including innovative diagnostics, medicines, vaccines, vector control products, and improved mechanisms for surveillance and response. There are at least 25 projects in the global malaria vaccine pipeline, as well as 47 medicines and 13 vector control products. In addition, there are several next-generation diagnostic tools and reference methods currently in development, with many expected to be introduced in the next decade. The development and adoption of these tools, bolstered by strategies that ensure rapid uptake in target populations, intensified mechanisms for information management, surveillance, and response, and continued financial and political commitment are all essential to achieving global eradication.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002380