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WHO presents manual for countries to eliminate malaria

WHO presents manual for countries to eliminate malaria

by The Daily Eye Team April 30 2014, 11:28 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 31 secs

On the occasion of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched a manual to help countries assess their achievements in eliminating the disease.

The manual provides a comprehensive framework for countries to understand the level of work required to eradicate the disease depending upon different scenarios, timelines, programme coverage and funding availability.

 It gives a map to analyse the country as a single operational unit and at the same time subdivides it into smaller operational units. The categorization is important for accurate assessment because implementation of one malaria eradication programme can differ in different operational units.

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