Strengthening tactical planning and operational frameworks for vector control: The roadmap for malaria elimination in Namibia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Chanda, Emmanuel ^a   Ameneshewa, Birkinesh ^b   Angula, Hans A ^c   Iitula, Iitula ^c   Uusiku, Pentrina ^c   Trune, Desta ^b   Islam, Quazi M ^b   Govere, John M ^d  

^a World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa ^*  (Zambia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c National Vector borne Diseases Control Programme   (Namibia)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community involvement; Insecticide resistance management; Integrated vector management; Malaria vector control; Monitoring and evaluation; Namibia; Operational frameworks; Strategic planning; Vector surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BED NET; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL PLAN FOR INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED VECTOR MANAGAMENT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NAMIBIA; NONHUMAN; OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TACTICAL PLANNING; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

ANIMALS; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NAMIBIA; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84934988590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0785-1     Document Type: Article

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