A strategy for the containment of artemisinin tolerant malaria parasites in South-East Asia

Objectives

This initiative aims to contain resistant parasites by removing selection pressure and ultimately eliminating falciparum malaria from the area.

The project objectives are:

1. To eliminate artemisinin tolerant parasites by detecting all malaria cases in target areas and ensuring effective treatment and gametocyte clearance;
2. To decrease drug pressure for selection of artemisinin tolerant malaria parasites;
3. To prevent transmission of artemisinin tolerant malaria parasites through the use of mosquito control and personal protection;
4. To limit the spread of artemisinin tolerant malaria parasites by mobile/migrant populations;
5. To support containment/elimination of artemisinin tolerant parasites through comprehensive behavior change communication (BCC), community mobilization and advocacy;
6. To undertake basic and operational research to fill knowledge gaps and ensure that strategies applied are evidence-based;
7. To provide effective management, surveillance and coordination to enable rapid and high quality implementation of the strategy.