In for the long haul: 20 years of malaria surveillance

摘要

The past 20 years have seen many changes in malaria control. In most countries where malaria is endemic, first-line treatment has switched several times as drug resistance has developed, moving from chloroquine through to artemisinin-based combination therapies. In the past decade, thanks to increased funding through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, coverage of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) has massively expanded. These efforts have led to a substantial reduction in the incidence of malaria mortality, with a cumulative total of about 3-3 million deaths prevented since 2001, according to the 2013 World Malaria Report.