Malaria Control and Elimination in Sri Lanka: Documenting Progress and Success Factors in a Conflict Setting

2012121 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Gawrie NL Galappaththy · Anti Filariasis Campaign

Cara Smith Gueye · University of California, San Francisco

James G. Kahn · University of California, San Francisco

Richard Feachem · University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

Background: Sri Lanka has a long history of malaria control, and over the past decade has had dramatic declines in cases amid a national conflict. A case study of Sri Lanka's malaria programme was conducted to characterize the programme and explain recent progress.

Topics & Keywords

Malaria Research and Control Mosquito-borne diseases and control Travel-related health issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 7, Issue 8, pp. e43162-e43162

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043162

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