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Who Expert Committee on Malaria
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Book : Who Expert Committee on Malaria Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : Geneva ISBN : 92 4 120549 0 Publish Date : 00 1974 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3605 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
Introduction . .............................
1. Malaria control programmes......................
1.1 Antimalaria programmes within the framework of the health and socio-economic situation........................
1.1.1 Effects of malaria on socioeconomic conditions in developing countries.........................
1.1.2 Objectives of a malaria control programme within a national health plan........................
1.1.3 Administrative aspects of malaria control ..........
1.1.4 Technical aspects of malaria control.............
1.1.5 . Feasibility surveys.....................
1.1.6 The cost of malaria control programmes...........
1.2 Organization of malaria control priorities.............
1.2.1 Size of the problem....................
1.2.2 Priorities and objectives..................
1.2.3 Targets.........................
1.2.4 Methods for controlling the vector population .........
1.2.5 Large-scale administration of antimalaria drugs........
1.3 Role of the basic health services in planning and implementing organized malaria control programmes....................
1.3.1 Organizational patterns of basic health services in relation to
malaria control programmes................
1.4 Assessment of malaria control programmes in relation to health indices and to specific malaria indices...................
1.4.1 Principles for evaluating malaria control programmes.....
1.4.2 Methods of epidemiological assessment...........
1.4.3 Methods of operational assessment.............
1.4.4 Use of evaluation methods.................
1.5 Field research and pilot studies..................
1.5.1 Field research ......................
1.5.2 Pilot studies.......................
2. Malaria eradication programmes : some technical and epidemiological aspects
2.1 Operational implications of resistance of malaria vectors to insecticides
2.1.1 Detection of resistance...................
2.1.2 Monitoring the epidemiological significance of resistance
2.2 Organizational problems of the maintenance phase..........
2.2.1 Problems in countries with difficulties in maintaining eradication
2.2.2 Planning of vigilance activities................
2.3 Criteria for registration of malaria eradication............
2.3.1 Criteria and procedure for certification and registration 2.3.2 The re-establishment of malaria in registered areas
2.3.3 Publication of the epidemiological status of malaria
3. Chemotherapy of malaria and resistance to antimalarials
4. Training of professional malaria personnel..........
4.1 Present situation...................
4.2 Aims and objectives..................
4.3 Training programmes.................
4.3.1 Field training.................
4.3.2 Role of existing institutions and training centres . . 4.3.3 Types of training...............
4.3.4 Duration of training courses..........
4.3.5 Selection of candidates.............
5. Review of areas for registration...............
5.1 Cuba........................
5.2 Mauritius......................
5.3 European Portugal excluding the islands........
5.4 Yugoslavia.....................
6. Thirteenth award of the Darling Medal and Prize.......
7. Recommendations.....................
7.1 Malaria eradication and control............
7.2 Malaria and socioeconomic development........
7.3 Methods for controlling the vector population......
7.4 The operational implications of insecticide resistance . . .
7.5 Large-scale use of antimalarial drugs..........
7.6 Assessment of malaria control programmes.......
7.7 Pilot studies.....................
7.8 Research on malaria and its control..........
7.9 Training of professional staff for antimalaria activities . .
7.10 Criteria for registration of malaria eradication......
7.11 Registration of areas where malaria has been eradicated . .
7.12 Award of the Darling Medal and Prize.........
Acknowledgements......................
Annex 1. Examples of data that should be collected during malaria vigilance activities in relation to malariogenic potential............
Annex 2. Proposed format for the presentation of the six-monthly information on the world malaria situation....................
