Sustaining control: Lessons from the Lubombo spatial development initiative in Southern Africa

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Maharaj, Rajendra ^a,b,c   Moonasar, Devanand ^d   Baltazar, Candrinho ^e   Kunene, Simon ^f   Morris, Natashia ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^e Ministry of Health   (Swaziland)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Cross border malaria; Elimination; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LUBOMBO SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIGRATION; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 85007605386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1453-9     Document Type: Article

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