[PDF] Top 20 Status of malaria programs in the Americas

... Number of slides showing P. falciparum and other associated plasmodia. falciparum Incidence during the year, per 1000 inhabitants Number of house sprayings during the year,[r] ... See full document

... Anti-malaria activities during 1983 consisted essentially of the following: a) strengthening of epidemiological surveillance to prevent the re-establishment of the dise[r] ... See full document

... During 1985 malaria control activities continued to be very diminished with a resulting deterioration of the na t ional epidemiological situation and an increase in the absolute number o[r] ... See full document

... Following the recom- mendations of an Evaluation Committee of national and PAHO/WHO technical staff (1975), antilarval activities were begun in the four principal foci [r] ... See full document

... facilitate evaluation of progress achieved during the report period, the contents of the report follow the same order of the Chapters appeared in the previous report; t[r] ... See full document

... thoroughly reviewed by a PAHO Consultant in March-April 1980 and a series of recommendations was made to improve the coverage and quality of work in field operation[r] ... See full document

... Meeting was held in Washington and examined the measures for coordinating the application of the strategy for the control and eradication of malaria, participation [r] ... See full document

... Although there was a slight increase in the number of cases, the countries in this Group continued to maintain their favorable epidemiological situation during the year[r] ... See full document

... One of the measures taken in the northern and west-central areas of the country was a stratification based on epidemiological, ecological and socioeconomic factors. [r] ... See full document

... The 72,650 malaria cases in these six regions represent 72.4_ of the total recorded in the entire country during 1989. These cases were detected in 91 municipios of the regions, among wh[r] ... See full document

... Total Blood Slides Examined and Number of Positive Slides by Level of Malaria Transmission, 1996 ..... Of these, only Ecuador and Mexico are implementing control progra[r] ... See full document

... Malaria in the Americas, as a general health problem, became worse in 1986 than it had been previously, as dem- onstrated by an increase in the annual parasite incidence[r] ... See full document

... importation of malaria cases from the neighboring country continued, sources. of infection were eliminated efficiently and promptly[r] ... See full document

... To accomplish the stated purposes, the technical cooperation provided was directed at supporting the effort of the Governments at critical analysis of the developmen[r] ... See full document

... with the continuing interest shown by the Governments and by the Pan American Sanitary Bureau in solving the technical and administrative problems encountered in eradication ... See full document

... reiterate the importance of speeding up the coordination of the general health services with the malaria eradication programs by strengthening the network ... See full document

... for the assistance rendered to the Governments by the Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the ... See full document

... Noting the progress that has been achieved as the result of the coordinated efforts of the Governments, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health ... See full document

... It can be observed that while the areas and population claimed or registered as having malaria eradication increased, there was a reduction in areas under attack [r] ... See full document

... Special Malaria Fund of the Pan American Health Organization, and to invite all the Governments. to contribute to this fund[r] ... See full document