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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
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More recently, with the attention given to malaria by global initiatives such as Roll Back Malaria ( |
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The intent is not to present a "cookbook" for malaria control but rather to provide the relief generalist with an overview of proven or promising malaria control interventions and enough background information to make informed decisions or to facilitate the recognition of when outside expertise and advice are required. Effective malaria control during mass population movements is more likely to be achievable given a willingness to become informed and prepared beforehand; it is hoped that this report will assist relief organizations to become better prepared to deal with this potentially devastating disease.1 1Use of trade names throughout this monograph is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
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In recent years many forced population movements have occurred in areas where malaria constitutes a substantial public health threat. The World Health Organization lists environmental disruption for agricultural or economic reasons, sociopolitical unrest, and migration as probable precipitating causes of the most serious malaria problems (World Health Organization, 1996a)
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For a variety of reasons, malaria may actually be a far worse problem in the displaced population than it is in the surrounding community (Suleman, 19881. Public health responses to mass population movements due to a complex emergency2 or natural disaster typically represent a compromise between competing priorities and finite resources.
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Similarly, organizations responding to public health needs following natural disasters or governments anticipating environmental disruption due to development projects must consider the possibility of increases in malaria transmission and the need for enhanced malaria control efforts on a temporary or permanent basis. Our objectives in this report are to describe in detail aspects that are most relevant to designing a malaria control program in response to a mass movement of people.
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Health care and other essential services should be integrated, whenever possible, into the existing services and policies of the host population (Cromwell, 1988; Van Damme et al., 19981. The intended audience for this monograph is primarily generalist relief workers who are in the position to develop, implement, and support disease control programs at the field, country, or home office level.
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· Be prepared to conduct a rapid initial assessment of the local malaria situation in order to be able to modify contingency plans as well as properly prioritize malaria control in relation to other locally relevant health needs. · Provide or generate adequate financial resources for implementa· r 1 · 1 · · ~ tlon or malaria control activities.
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