Title:
Challenges for Malaria Prevention and Control in Mozambique: A Literature Review
Authors:
Naiene, Jeremias
Year:
2014
PAGE:
54
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
malaria, control, Mozambique, challenges
Abstract:
Background information: Mozambique is a tropical country, considered one of the poorest in the world in 2011, located in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of about 21.254.817 inhabitants and a population density of 28.4 inhabitants/km2. The country is endemic for malaria, actually in the control phase. A literature review was conducted to identify the main challenges on malaria program control in the country and propose solutions in order to support the local government on a rational use of funds. Results: The weak monitoring of drug and insecticide resistance and the poor monitoring of existence of counterfeit or poor quality drug and were the main challenges in the country, with lack of updated data as well as representative data from whole country. Besides the abnormal rainfall registered in the country in 2013, the low number of children and pregnant women sleeping under LLIN, low coverage of intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women and low number of houses covered by the indoor residual spraying contributed to increase on malaria cases in the same year. Conclusions: Considering that different factors, some of them not directly related to the health sector are contributing for actual scenario of malaria in the country, a strong coordination between the ministry of health and other ministries is crucial to improve the malaria control program in Mozambique. A strong drug resistance monitoring and farther surveys to identify the reasons of low percentage of children using LLIN and low coverage of intermittent preventing treatment for pregnant women are also required.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Department:
Development Policy and Practice
Country:
Mozambique, Republic of
Region:
Southeast Africa
Training:
Master in International Health
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2014 Naiene
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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