TY - BOOK AU - Müller,Olaf TI - Malaria in Africa: challenges for control and elimination in the 21st century T2 - Challenges in public health, SN - 9783631597927 AV - RC165.A357 M85 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany PB - Peter Lang KW - Malaria KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Economic aspects KW - Prevention KW - History KW - prevention & control KW - Africa N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Global history of malaria -- Epidemiology of malaria in Africa -- Control and elimination of malaria in Africa -- Challenges for control and elimination N2 - "About half of the world's population is still at risk for contracting malaria, and the main disease burden is now in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As a result of the activities of a number of new and powerful Global Health Initiatives, malaria morbidity and mortality has recently started to decrease and the idea of eradication has re-emerged. This book provides a comprehensive update on the recent developments of the epidemiology of malaria and of existing strategies and tools for malaria control and elimination in Africa, which is discussed in the context of the long global history of malaria control. The main message is that the ambitious Global Malaria Action Plan of RBM will fail without serious efforts to systematically and massively strengthen the health systems of African countries."-- ER -