Malaria elimination in Haiti: Challenges, progress and solutions
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Malaria continues to persist in Haiti, with 17,583 reported cases in 2015. The island of Hispaniola, the last locale of malaria in the Caribbean, recently adopted a bi-national agreement between the Dominican Republic and Haiti with the goal of eliminating malaria by 2020. In January 2015, the Laboratoire National de Santé Publique and Henry Ford Health System, in close collaboration with the Direction d’Epidemiologie, de Laboratoire et de Recherches, and the Programme National de Contrôle de la Malaria, hosted a Scientific Conference in Port-au-Prince, focusing on “Elimination Strategies for Malaria in Haiti.” One year after this important conference, this article aims to evaluate the progress of malaria elimination in Haiti since new advanced strategies have been implemented, as well as to offer solutions to achieve this goal. Correspondence to: Marcus J Zervos, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202, USA and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Tel: +1-313-916-2573; Fax: +1-313-916-2993; E-mail: [email protected]
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