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Views and reflections on anti-malaria programmes in the world.

M A Farid

    Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi = the Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
    |May 1, 1991
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    Taiwan

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Tropical Medicine
    • Epidemiology

    Background:

    • Global malaria eradication efforts faced setbacks due to program dismantling and governmental indifference.
    • The World Health Assembly's 1989 resolution on Malaria Control highlighted a worsening global malaria situation.
    • Taiwan's successful malaria eradication in 1965 and sustained malaria-free status for 25 years offer valuable lessons.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the unique features contributing to Taiwan's successful malaria eradication program.
    • To identify underlying causes for governmental and international indifference to malaria control.
    • To underscore the imperative for malarious countries to integrate malaria control into health plans.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of Taiwan's malaria eradication program's unique success factors.
    • Analysis of historical trends and policy shifts in global malaria control.
    • Examination of governmental and international bodies' roles and responsibilities.

    Main Results:

    • Taiwan's malaria eradication program demonstrates the viability of the World Health Assembly's 1955 policy when properly implemented.
    • A decade of indifference following 1980 led to an alarming rise in malaria cases globally.
    • Underlying causes of indifference are presented to inform malarious countries' health strategies.

    Conclusions:

    • Successful malaria eradication requires understanding and effective implementation of established policies.
    • There is a critical need to train new malariologists and update curricula with historical experiences.
    • Promoting research on technical challenges and community behavior is essential for effective malaria control programs.

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