Using a Geographical-Information-System-Based Decision Support to Enhance Malaria Vector Control in Zambia

Decision support system (DSS) for site selection floodwater spreading schemes using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS)

An example of decision support for trypanosomiasis control using a geographical information system in eastern Zambia

In many African countries where both Government resources and donor aid for the control of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis are declining, there is an increasing need to identify areas where intervention is most likely to be technically, economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Activities then can be focused so that the maximum beneŽ ts are obtained from limited resources. We d...

Scaling Up Malaria Control in Zambia: Progress and Impact 2005–2008

Your publication of the assessment of Zambia’s National Malaria Control Program by Elizabeth Chizema-Kaweshia and others 1 documents successful outcomes using evidencebased Integrated Vector Management in Zambia. World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and goals of the Global Roll Back Malaria Partnership contributed a proven framework for implementing Zambia’s national malaria control ...

Diagnostic approaches to malaria in Zambia, 2009-2014.

Malaria is an important health burden in Zambia with proper diagnosis remaining as one of the biggest challenges. The need for reliable diagnostics is being addressed through the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). However, without sufficient laboratory amenities in many parts of the country, diagnosis often still relies on non-specific, clinical symptoms. In this study, geographical...

نقشه سازی و مروری بر آنوفل های ناقل مالاریا در ایران

Introduction:Mapping distribution of endemic diseases with their relations to geographical factors has become important for public health experts, especially in the study of vector-born protozoan diseases with emphasis on spatial or geographical epidemiology. This study was carried out to provide distribution maps of the geographical pathology vectors of Malaria in Iran.  Methods: A systemat...