Results: 15

Evaluation of a universal coverage bed net distribution campaign in four districts in Sofala Province, Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 13 (427), 2014
Malaria is the leading cause of death in Mozambique in children under five years old. In 2009, Mozambique developed a novel bed net distribution model to increase coverage, based on assumptions about sleeping patterns. The coverage and impact of a bed net distribution campaign using this model in four di...

A Research Agenda for Malaria Eradication: Modeling

PloS med; 8 (1), 2011
Malaria modeling can inform policy and guide research for malaria elimination and eradication from local implementation to global policy. A research and development agenda for malaria modeling is proposed, to support operations and to enhance the broader eradication research agenda. Models are envisioned...

What drives community adherence to indoor residual spraying (IRS) against malaria in Manhiça district, rural Mozambique: a qualitative study

Malar. j. (Online); 10 (), 2011
Background: Malaria control remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) reinforced the recommendation of indoor residual spraying (IRS) with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to reduce malaria transmission. The National Malaria Control Programme has been re...

Policy development in malaria vector management in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Health policy plan; 25 (5), 2010
Introduction Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), two principal malaria control strategies, are similar in cost and efficacy. We aimed to describe recent policy development regarding their use in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Methods Using a qualitative case study ...

Monitoring the operational impact of insecticide usage for malaria control on Anopheles funestus from Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 6 (142), 2007
Background: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) has again become popular for malaria control in Africa. This combined with the affirmation by WHO that DDT is appropriate for use in the absence of longer lasting insecticide formulations in some malaria endemic settings, has resulted in an increase in IRS with ...