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Program aims to reduce mortality by 50%.(Brief Article)
2002 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Malaria, a tropical disease that has perplexed scientists and infects 300 million people per year, is one of the most complex health problems facing humanity.
Since a past eradication attempt failed and vaccine development has not yet succeeded, the disease is a continuing challenge to public health experts.
"Despite earlier successes in shrinking the disease's geographical boundaries, malaria control today is more difficult than ever. Much of the increased risk is linked to changes in land use, such as road-building, mining, logging, agricultural and irrigation projects, particularly in frontier areas such as the Amazon," according to Dr. George Alleyne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The "Roll Back Malaria" initiative was launched in 1998 by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), after identifying malaria as one of the highest priorities of the organization.
"This initiative represents a global association among countries affected by malaria, the United Nations, bilateral development agencies, development banks, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector," explained Dr. Keith Carter, regional adviser on malaria at the Pan American Health Organization. "The purpose of this collaboration is to reduce the overall burden of malaria through interventions adapted to local needs and strengthening of the health sector."
Today, malaria is endemic in the region, transmitted actively in 21 countries and territories of the Western Hemisphere. Of the 300 million infected annually worldwide, more than 1 million people die and several million remain sick.
"This initiative did not start from scratch, but was based on previous efforts and the global strategy for malaria control. The main goal is to reduce by 50% the mortality associated with this affliction," said Carter. "The member countries of PAHO have achieved some success in reducing mortality, from 806 deaths in 1994 to 201 in 1998."
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