| Title : | Intensifying the Fight Against Malaria : The World Bank's Booster Program for Malaria Control in Africa |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Publisher: | Washington D.C. : The World Bank |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Pagination: | xiii, 133 p. |
| Layout: | ill. |
| Size: | 23 cm |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-8213-7758-1 |
| Price: | WB Donation |
| General note: | Includes bibliografical references (p. 119-121)
Includes bibliografical index (p. 123-133) |
| Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
| Descriptors: | Africa
Health and population
Malaria
Nutrition
|
| Class number: | 362.196 |
| Abstract: | Intensifying the Fight Against Malaria: The World Bank approaches malaria not only as a major public health issue but also as a broader development problem that costs Africa US$12 billion a year and helps keep families and communities in poverty. In 2005, the World Bank reaffirmed its commitment to malaria control by launching the Booster Program for Malaria Control in Africa, a 10-year initiative that in its first three years committed over US$470 million to malaria control on the continent. Focusing on a two-pronged approach of combining disease control interventions and health systems strengthening, the program has contributed significantly to the global effort to fight the disease.As Phase II (2008-2011) of the program begins, the World Bank will intensify its efforts to enable more countries in Africa to achieve and sustain large-scale impact on malaria. Major reductions in malaria deaths and illness are possible within the next five to seven years. Attacking the disease full-force with a front-loaded effort will have tremendous impact on health and economic outcomes. African nations and the global community are gearing up to meet this goal. As one of the top three funders of malaria control, the World Bank is called to play a lead role in this effort. Phase II of the Booster Program for Malaria Control in Africa is the Bank’s affirmative and emphatic response to this call. |
| Contents note: | The burden of malaria in Africa; The Booster Program for Malaria Controlin Africa phase I; Moving toward phase II : context and challenges; Booster Program for Malaria Controlin Africa Phase II; Operational implications for the Bank; Conclusion; |
| Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13166 |
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