Difficulties in organizing first indoor spray programme against malaria in Angola under the President's Malaria Initiative

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 871-874

  Somandjinga, Martinho ^a   Lluberas, Manuel ^b   Jobin, William R ^c  

^a Ministry of Health   (Angola)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Blue Nile Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANGOLA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AEROSOLS; ANGOLA; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; PYRETHRINS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70350655641     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.052514     Document Type: Short Survey

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