{"id":493,"date":"2022-06-07T21:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionmalaria.org\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2022-06-07T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:01:25","slug":"definitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missionmalaria.org\/en\/definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Definitions \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WHO defines malaria <strong>elimination<\/strong> as the interruption of local transmission of a specified malaria parasite species in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate activities; and it says that continued measures to prevent re-establishment of transmission are required.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Who defines malaria <strong>eradication<\/strong> as the permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by human malaria parasites as a result of deliberate efforts; it also says that once eradication has been achieved, intervention measures would no longer be needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key points of countries that have eliminated or eradicated malaria (e.g., China)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>support from the Government&nbsp;<\/li><li>development of a plan of action to eliminate malaria by the national health service&nbsp;<\/li><li>to include malaria education in the school curriculum&nbsp;<\/li><li>reduce poverty&nbsp;<\/li><li>improve the access to health care centres&nbsp;<\/li><li>monitoring and evaluate the progress&nbsp;<\/li><li>to have medicines based on artemisinin&nbsp;<\/li><li>to have mosquito nets impregnated with insecticide (surveillance of vector resistance)&nbsp;<\/li><li>to have diagnostic testing made available<\/li><li>cooperation and collaboration between border towns&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WHO defines malaria elimination as the interruption of local transmission of a specified malaria parasite species in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate activities; 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