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Should we put a deadline for when the world will be free of malaria?

Yes - it will sustain momentum (Lancet commission report)

46%

No - setting a target date is premature (SAG/WHO report)

54%

Total votes: 48

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long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs)

Wash-resistance of pirimiphos-methyl insecticide treatments of window screens and eave baffles for killing indoor-feeding malaria vector mosquitoes: an experimental hut trial, South East of Zambia

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Dingani Chinula, Chadwick H. Sikaala, Gerry Killeen, et al.

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Malaria Journal 2018 17:164, 13 April 2018

Co-treating WSEBs with both PM and BA results in wash-resistant insecticidal activity comparable with LLINs.

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World Health Organisation (WHO)

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long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs)

Determinants of prompt and adequate care among presumed malaria cases in a community in eastern Rwanda: a cross sectional study

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Chantal Marie Ingabire, Fredrick Kateera, Jane Alaii, et al.

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Malaria Journal 2016 15:227, 21 April 2016

To promote prompt and adequate care seeking for malaria in the area, particular emphasis should be placed on community-focused strategies that promote early malaria symptom recognition, increased health insurance coverage and enhanced perceived behavioural control with regard to healthcare-seeking.

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long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs)

Perception of malaria risk in a setting of reduced malaria transmission: a qualitative study in Zanzibar

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malaria, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)

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Bauch JA, Gu JJ, Msellem M, Mårtensson A, Ali AS, Gosling R, Baltzell KA

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Malaria Journal 2013, 12:75 (22 February 2013)

MalariaWorld

Health care providers and residents generally reported consistent use of malaria preventive measures.

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long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs)