Cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnostic methods in sub-Saharan Africa in an era of combination therapy

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Authors

Samuel D. Shillcutt

Chantal Morel · London School of Economics and Political Science

Catherine Goodman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

P. G. Coleman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

David S.H. Bell · World Health Organization - Philippines

C. W. M. Whitty · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Anne Mills · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Abstract

RDTs have the potential to be cost-effective in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Appropriate management of malaria and non-malarial febrile illnesses is required to reap the full benefits of these tests.

Topics & Keywords

Malaria Research and Control Global Maternal and Child Health Mosquito-borne diseases and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume 86, Issue 2, pp. 101-110

DOI: 10.2471/blt.07.042259

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