Community-based malaria control in southern Malawi: a description of experimental interventions of community workshops, house improvement and larval source management
Abstract Background Increased engagement of communities has been emphasized in global plans for malaria control and elimination. Three interventions to reinforce and complement national malaria control recommendations were developed and applied within the context of a broad-based development initiat...
Main Authors: | Henk van den Berg, Michèle van Vugt, Alinune N. Kabaghe, Mackenzie Nkalapa, Rowlands Kaotcha, Zinenani Truwah, Tumaini Malenga, Asante Kadama, Saidon Banda, Tinashe Tizifa, Steven Gowelo, Monicah M. Mburu, Kamija S. Phiri, Willem Takken, Robert S. McCann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2415-1 |
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