TY - JOUR
T1 - Zero malaria
T2 - a mirage or reality for populations of sub-Saharan Africa in health transition
AU - Sarpong, Esther
AU - Acheampong, Desmond Omane
AU - Fordjour, George Nkansah Rost
AU - Anyanful, Akwasi
AU - Aninagyei, Enoch
AU - Tuoyire, Derek A.
AU - Blackhurst, Dee
AU - Kyei, George Boateng
AU - Ekor, Martins
AU - Thomford, Nicholas Ekow
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - The global burden of malaria continues to be a significant public health concern. Despite advances made in therapeutics for malaria, there continues to be high morbidity and mortality associated with this infectious disease. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the most affected by the disease, but unfortunately the region is burdened with indigent health systems. With the recent increase in lifestyle diseases, the region is currently in a health transition, complicating the situation by posing a double challenge to the already ailing health sector. In answer to the continuous challenge of malaria, the African Union has started a "zero malaria starts with me” campaign that seeks to personalize malaria prevention and bring it down to the grass-root level. This review discusses the contribution of sub-Saharan Africa, whose population is in a health transition, to malaria elimination. In addition, the review explores the challenges that health systems in these countries face, that may hinder the attainment of a zero-malaria goal.
AB - The global burden of malaria continues to be a significant public health concern. Despite advances made in therapeutics for malaria, there continues to be high morbidity and mortality associated with this infectious disease. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the most affected by the disease, but unfortunately the region is burdened with indigent health systems. With the recent increase in lifestyle diseases, the region is currently in a health transition, complicating the situation by posing a double challenge to the already ailing health sector. In answer to the continuous challenge of malaria, the African Union has started a "zero malaria starts with me” campaign that seeks to personalize malaria prevention and bring it down to the grass-root level. This review discusses the contribution of sub-Saharan Africa, whose population is in a health transition, to malaria elimination. In addition, the review explores the challenges that health systems in these countries face, that may hinder the attainment of a zero-malaria goal.
KW - Health systems
KW - Health transition
KW - Sub-Saharan Africa
KW - Zero malaria
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141405933&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s12936-022-04340-1
DO - 10.1186/s12936-022-04340-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36333802
AN - SCOPUS:85141405933
SN - 1475-2875
VL - 21
JO - Malaria Journal
JF - Malaria Journal
IS - 1
M1 - 314
ER -