Publication: Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO: Conclusions and recommendations of seventh biannual meeting (March 2015)
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2015-08-05
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14752875
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Malaria Journal. Vol.14, No.1 (2015)
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Salim Abdulla, Fred Binka, Patricia Graves, Brian Greenwood, Rose Leke, Elfatih Malik, Kevin Marsh, Sylvia Meek, Kamini Mendis, Allan Schapira, Laurence Slutsker, Marcel Tanner, Neena Valecha, Nicholas White, Pedro Alonso, Andrea Bosman, Richard Cibulskis, Bianca D'Souza, Abraham Mnzava, Pascal Ringwald, Erin Shutes, Zsofia Szilagyi Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO: Conclusions and recommendations of seventh biannual meeting (March 2015). Malaria Journal. Vol.14, No.1 (2015). doi:10.1186/s12936-015-0787-z Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/36088
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Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO: Conclusions and recommendations of seventh biannual meeting (March 2015)
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Salim Abdulla
Fred Binka
Patricia Graves
Brian Greenwood
Rose Leke
Elfatih Malik
Kevin Marsh
Sylvia Meek
Kamini Mendis
Allan Schapira
Laurence Slutsker
Marcel Tanner
Neena Valecha
Nicholas White
Pedro Alonso
Andrea Bosman
Richard Cibulskis
Bianca D'Souza
Abraham Mnzava
Pascal Ringwald
Erin Shutes
Zsofia Szilagyi
Fred Binka
Patricia Graves
Brian Greenwood
Rose Leke
Elfatih Malik
Kevin Marsh
Sylvia Meek
Kamini Mendis
Allan Schapira
Laurence Slutsker
Marcel Tanner
Neena Valecha
Nicholas White
Pedro Alonso
Andrea Bosman
Richard Cibulskis
Bianca D'Souza
Abraham Mnzava
Pascal Ringwald
Erin Shutes
Zsofia Szilagyi
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Ifakara Health Institute
University of Health and Allied Sciences
James Cook University, Australia
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Universite de Yaounde I
Ministry of Health
University of Oxford
Malaria Consortium
Legazpi City
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
National Institute of Malaria Research India
Mahidol University
Organisation Mondiale de la Sante
University of Health and Allied Sciences
James Cook University, Australia
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Universite de Yaounde I
Ministry of Health
University of Oxford
Malaria Consortium
Legazpi City
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
National Institute of Malaria Research India
Mahidol University
Organisation Mondiale de la Sante
Abstract
© 2015 WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee and Secretariat. The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization held its seventh meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 7 March 2015. This article provides a summary of the discussions, conclusions and meeting recommendations. Meeting sessions included: an update on the Greater Mekong Subregion elimination strategy; an update on the RTS,S vaccine; G6PD testing to support the safe use of anti-relapse therapy for Plasmodium vivax; update from the Vector Control Advisory Group; newly proposed evidence reviews or consultations on malaria terminology, malaria in pregnancy, and the feasibility of eradication; as well as updates from the World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme regarding their strategy update and policy setting processes. Policy statements, position statements, and guidelines that arise from the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee meeting conclusions and recommendations will be formally issued and disseminated to World Health Organization Member States by the World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme.