Shrinking the malaria map : a prospectus on malaria elimination / edited by Richard G.A. Feachem, Allison A. Phillips, and Geoffrey A. Targett, on behalf of the Malaria Elimination Group.

Date:
2009
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Also known as

Prospectus on malaria elimination

Description

"Provides informed practical means of achieving and sustaining zero transmission. It is designed as a road map, providing direction and options from which to choose an appropriate path. The Prospectus reviews the operational, technical, and financial feasibility for those working on the front lines and outlines the tools that can be considered for an elimination program." "[summary]"--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

San Francisco : Global Health Group, UCSF Global Health Sciences, 2009.

Physical description

187 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition

1st ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Making the decision / Bruno Moonen ... [et al.] -- Getting to zero / Oliver Sabot ... [et al.] -- Holding the line / Justin M. Cohen ... [et al.] -- Financing elimination / James G. Kahn ... [et al.] -- Understanding malaria / Michelle S. Hsiang, Claire Panosian, and Grant Dorsey -- Learning from history / Walther Wernsdorfer, Simon I. Hay, and G. Dennis Shanks -- Measuring malaria for elimination / David L. Smith, Thomas A. Smith, and Simon I. Hay -- Killing the parasite / John C. Reeder ... [et al.] -- Suppressing the vector / Ahmadali Enayati ... [et al.] -- Identifying the gaps : what we need to know / Geoffrey A. Targett, Shunmay Yeung, and Marcel Tanner.

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    WC765 2009S56
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ISBN

  • 9780615273877
  • 0615273874