Malaria importée: des médicaments tourjours plus efficaces et plus sûrs? (Publications)
South-East Asia, this phenomenon has no practical implications for travelers with uncomplicated malaria. The combination of artemether-lumefantrine is still very effective and safe, be it for P. falciparum [...] administration of artesunate has allowed to significantly reducing case fatality rate of severe malaria patients when compared to quinine treatment in endemic areas. Artesunate is also recommended in travelers
La malaria importée en Suisse 1974-1976 (Publications)
month after the return from the infection area, malaria is only recognized late. The diagnosis is nevertheless relatively easy if the possibility of malaria is borne in mind [...] or not at all informed about the dangers and possible prophylaxis of infection. This is true for malaria, of which 207 cases covering the years 1974 to 1976 are studied. Most involved were people between [...] antimalarial drug. All the severe cases were in this group. A review is conducted of aspects of malaria in...
Malaria eradication and elimination: views on how to translate a vision into reality (Publications)
deaths due to malaria, there are still an estimated 219 million cases of malaria a year, causing more than half a million deaths. In this forum article, we asked experts working in malaria research and [...] which malaria might eventually be eradicated. Their collective views highlight the challenges and opportunities, and explain how multi-factorial and integrated processes could eventually make malaria eradication
Implementation of the global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors: progress, challenges and the way forward (Publications)
resistance of malaria vectors to insecticides, particularly to pyrethroids which are widely used in insecticide-treated nets. The Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management in malaria vectors (GPIRM) [...] to effective malaria prevention. Aligning efforts and assigning the needed resources will ensure the optimal implementation of GPIRM with the ultimate goal of maintaining effective malaria vector control [...] (GPIRM), released in May 2012, is a collective strategy for the malaria...
An operational comparative study of quinine and artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in hospitals and health centres in the Democratic... (Publications)
has the highest number of severe malaria cases in the world. In early 2012, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) changed the policy for treating severe malaria in children and adults from injectable
Effective coverage and systems effectiveness for malaria case management in sub-Saharan African countries (Publications)
Scale-up of malaria preventive and control interventions over the last decade resulted in substantial declines in mortality and morbidity from the disease in sub-Saharan Africa and many other parts of [...] infectious reservoir and averting emergence and spread of drug resistance. However many patients with malaria do not access care, providers do not comply with treatment guidelines, and hence, patients do not [...] seeking, provider compliance, adherence, and quality of medication to estimate...
Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO: conclusions and recommendations of seventh biannual meeting (March 2015) (Publications)
reviews or consultations on malaria terminology, malaria in pregnancy, and the feasibility of eradication; as well as updates from the World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme regarding their strategy [...] The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization held its seventh meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 7 March 2015. This article provides a summary of the discussions, conclusions [...] policy setting processes. Policy statements, position statements, and...