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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)
40% (34 votes)
No - setting a target date is premature (SAG/WHO report)
60% (50 votes)
Total votes: 84

Comments

Submitted by Anonymized User (not verified) on
There are other vector born diseae that have vaccine however still they have not eliminated. We have not malaria vaccine that protect 100% against malaria, insecticide resistance are growing and ..., therefore, how we can combate and eliminate malaria from the world? If we can do, it will not sustainable and the disease will emerged.

Submitted by Anonymized User (not verified) on
There are other vector born diseae that have vaccine however still they have not eliminated. We have not malaria vaccine that protect 100% against malaria, insecticide resistance are growing and ..., therefore, how we can combate and eliminate malaria from the world? If we can do, it will not sustainable and the disease will emerged.

Submitted by Ingrid Chen on
We see the country and regional level commitments to malaria eradication clearly. Latin America, the Asia Pacific and even the African Leaders Malaria Alliance have goals for elimination by 2030. Setting a deadline will formalize this collective goal, likely producing not only sustained but increased momentum.

Submitted by Anonymized User (not verified) on
Sustained or increased plasmodial elimination attempts should take into account new insights concerning persistent Plasmodium vivax parasitism. See: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2019.08.009