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Open Access 01-12-2016 | Commentary

The need for operational research and capacity-building in support of the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030

Authors: Andrew Ramsay, Piero Olliaro, John C. Reeder

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2016

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The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 was adopted by the 68th World Health Assembly in May 2015. It emphasizes the importance of scaling up malaria control responses and moving towards elimination [1]. It is anticipated that such scale-up will help countries reduce and, eventually, eliminate the human suffering caused by malaria as well as contribute more broadly to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. …
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Metadata
Title
The need for operational research and capacity-building in support of the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030
Authors
Andrew Ramsay
Piero Olliaro
John C. Reeder
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1302-x

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