ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2023
Village malaria workers for the community-based management of vivax malaria.
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- Community awareness and health providers' perspectives on zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Thailand: A mixed-methods assessment.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Perceptions of shorter radical cure Plasmodium vivax treatment regimens and their implementation: a qualitative study among stakeholders in Cambodia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Acceptability and feasibility of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing using SD Biosensor by village malaria workers in Cambodia: a qualitative study.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Co-design of a routine clinical review to improve the safety of high dose radical cure treatment for Plasmodium vivax malaria: findings from Cambodia and Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Operational evaluation of the deployment of Malaria/CRP Duo and Dengue Duo rapid diagnostic tests for the management of febrile illness by village malaria workers in rural Cambodia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- How do study participants want to be informed about study results: Findings from a malaria trial in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2025Article
- Malaria elimination challenges in countries approaching the last mile: a discussion among regional stakeholders.Malaria journal · 2024Review
- Impact of targeted drug administration and intermittent preventive treatment for forest goers using artesunate-pyronaridine to control malaria outbreaks in Cambodia.Tropical medicine and health · 2024Article
- Comparing malaria risk exposure in rural Cambodia population using GPS tracking and questionnaires.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- The impact of home-based management of malaria on clinical outcomes in sub-Saharan African populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical medicine and health · 2024Article
- Expanding the roles of community health workers to sustain programmes during malaria elimination: a meeting report on operational research in Southeast Asia.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Implementation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing for Plasmodium vivax case management, a mixed method study from Cambodia.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Expanded roles of community health workers beyond malaria in the Asia-Pacific: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Community engagement in mobile and hard-to-reach populations: a community-based intervention for malaria elimination in a tri-national region of the Guiana Shield.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Field assessment of the operating procedures of a semi-quantitative G6PD Biosensor to improve repeatability of routine testing.PloS one · 2024Article
- Comparing the roles of community health workers for malaria control and elimination in Cambodia and Tanzania.BMJ global health · 2023Review
- Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Measurement Using Biosensors by Community-Based Village Malaria Workers and Hospital Laboratory Staff in Cambodia: A Quantitative Study.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Expanding the role of village malaria workers in Cambodia: Implementation and evaluation of four health education packages.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
In Cambodia, malaria cases are on a trajectory towards the goal of malaria elimination by 2025. Vivax malaria is difficult to eliminate because of hypnozoites that can cause relapse. Primaquine, an 8-aminoquinoline, clears hypnozoites but requires testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Routine primaquine treatment of vivax malaria has recently been implemented in Cambodia in which Village Malaria Workers (VMWs) diagnose vivax malaria by rapid diagnostic test and refer patients to health centres for G6PD testing and further treatment. Patients are referred back to the VMWs for monitoring adverse symptoms and treatment adherence. This article explores how VMWs' roles might be optimized for the community-based management of vivax malaria. With sufficient training and supervision, the role of VMWs might be expanded to include G6PD testing, making referral to the health centre superfluous. Community-based management of vivax malaria could increase the coverage of radical cure and accelerate vivax malaria elimination.
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