ReviewMalaria journal2018
A review of progress towards sub-national malaria elimination in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe (2011-2015): a qualitative study.
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- A systematic review of changing malaria disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000: comparing model predictions and empirical observations.BMC medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Impact of Climate Change on Malaria Transmission and Management in Zimbabwe: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Health services insights · 2025Review
- Malaria Severity in the Elimination Continuum: A Retrospective Cohort Study between Beitbridge and Lupane Districts in Zimbabwe, 2021-2023.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infection by microscopy and its determinants among residents of Ido-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria.PloS one · 2023Article
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- Spatial and spatio-temporal analysis of malaria cases in Zimbabwe.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2020Article
- Scaling up malaria elimination management and leadership: a pilot in three provinces in Zimbabwe, 2016-2018.Malaria journal · 2020Article
- Applying next-generation sequencing to track falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.Malaria journal · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria remains a public health problem in Zimbabwe. However, malaria elimination has become a foreseeable prospect with Matabeleland South Province making significant gains towards halting local malaria transmission. This study reviews malaria elimination progress and challenges to date utilizing the World Health Organization's Malaria Programme Review framework.
resultsBetween 2011 and 2015, malaria incidence was less than one case per 1000 population at risk in all districts save for Beitbridge and Gwanda. The majority of cases were from Beitbridge with local transmission in the same. Incidence declined in Bulilima (p = 0.01), Gwanda (p = 0.72) and Umzingwane (p = 0.44), increasing in Beitbridge (p = 0.35), Insiza (p = 0.79) and Mangwe (p = 0.60). Overall provincial incidence declined although this was not statistically significant. Malaria transmission was bimodal, with a major peak in April and a minor peak in October. A case based malaria surveillance system existed but was not real-time. Foci response guidelines were not domesticated. Artemisinin formed the backbone of case management regimens with primaquine for gametocyte clearance. Indoor residual spraying coverages were below the national target of 95% for rooms targeted for spraying.
conclusionMatabeleland South province has set precedence for targeting sub-national malaria elimination in Zimbabwe. This experience may prove useful for national scale up. There is need to improve surveillance, foci response and intensification of activities to halt residual malaria transmission in Beitbridge District.
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