Malaria elimination in remote communities requires integration of malaria control activities into general health care: an observational study and interrupted time series analysis in Myanmar.

CONCLUSIONS: CHWs have overseen dramatic declines in P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria in rural Myanmar. Expanding their remit to general health care has sustained community uptake of malaria services. In similar settings, expanding health services offered by CHWs beyond malaria testing and treatment can improve rural health care while ensuring continued progress towards the elimination of malaria.
PMID: 30343666 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - October 22, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: McLean ARD, Wai HP, Thu AM, Khant ZS, Indrasuta C, Ashley EA, Kyaw TT, Day NPJ, Dondorp A, White NJ, Smithuis FM Tags: BMC Med Source Type: research