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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2012

Open Access 01-10-2012 | Oral presentation

Thinking outside the ‘health’ box: interventions for malaria control

Author: Steve Lindsay

Published in: Malaria Journal | Special Issue 1/2012

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In the last decade malaria has declined sharply in many countries in the tropics, due largely to the massive expansion of control programmes. However, the future may not be as bright as drug and insecticide resistance rises and aid budgets constrict. Since it is well recognised that malaria declined in many parts of the world due to socio-economic improvements, here I consider whether development today could be an effective weapon against malaria. …
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Title
Thinking outside the ‘health’ box: interventions for malaria control
Author
Steve Lindsay
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-S1-O41

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