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A Research Agenda for Malaria Eradication: Health Systems and Operational Research

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The Malaria Eradication Research Agenda (malERA) Consultative Group on Health Systems and Operational Research outline a research and development agenda for the health systems research required for malaria eradication.Health systems research and development is needed to support the global malaria eradication agenda. In this paper, we (the malERA Consultative Group on Health Systems and Operational Research) focus on the health systems needs of the elimination phase of malaria eradication and consider groupings of countries at different stages along the pathway to elimination. We examine the difference between the last attempt at eradication of malaria and more recent initiatives, and consider the changing health system challenges as countries make progress towards elimination. We review recent technological and theoretical developments related to health systems and the renewed commitment to strengthening health systems for universal access and greater equity. Finally, we identify a number of needs for research and development, including tools for analyzing and improving effective coverage and strengthening decision making and discuss the relevance of these needs at all levels of the health system from the community to the international level.

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  • The malERA Consultative Group on Health Systems and Operational Research, 2011. "A Research Agenda for Malaria Eradication: Health Systems and Operational Research," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000397
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000397
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    1. Fabrizio Tediosi & Peter Steinmann & Don de Savigny & Marcel Tanner, 2013. "Developing Eradication Investment Cases for Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, and Human African Trypanosomiasis: Rationale and Main Challenges," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(11), pages 1-7, November.
    2. IkeOluwapo O Ajayi & Maduka D Ughasoro & Akintayo Ogunwale & Oluwaseun Odeyinka & Obafemi Babalola & Salami Sharafadeen & Al-Mukhtar Y Adamu & Olufemi Ajumobi & Taiwo Orimogunje & Patrick Nguku, 2017. "A qualitative exploration of malaria operational research situation in Nigeria," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-14, November.

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