Improving epidemic malaria planning, preparedness and response in Southern Africa

Malaria Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  DaSilva, Joaquim ^a   Garanganga, Brad ^b   Teveredzi, Vonai ^c   Marx, Sabine M ^d   Mason, Simon J ^d   Connor, Stephen J ^d  

^a WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^b Drought Monitoring Centre   (Zimbabwe)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^d Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; RAIN;

BOTSWANA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8844283378     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-3-37     Document Type: Review

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