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Regional Initiatives For Malaria Elimination: Building And Maintaining Partnerships, Andrew A. Lover, Kelly E. Harvard, Alistair E. Lindawson, Cara Smith Gueye, Rima Shretta, Roly Gosling, Richard Feachem

Andrew Lover

• Country programs and international donors are increasingly focused on regional approaches to malaria elimination; regional initiatives have been established in southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Despite this growing attention, there is limited information and guidance on both key activities and organizational components of regional initiatives.
• In a review conducted for this policy forum, common characteristics across existing regional initiatives emerged: building a region-specific evidence base, leveraging expertise and resources, shifting commodities or pooling procurement, developing data-sharing systems, mobilizing resources, promoting high-level accountability, and strengthening advocacy.
• Regional initiatives share key structural elements: a strategic …

Malaria Risk Factors And Care-Seeking Behaviour Within The Private Sector Among High-Risk Populations In Vietnam: A Qualitative Study, Ingrid Chen, Huong Ngo Thi Thanh, Andrew A. Lover, Phung Thi Thao, Tang Viet Luu, Hoang Nghia Thang, Ngo Duc Thang, Josselyn Neukom, Adam Bennett

Andrew Lover