The “slash and clear” intervention involves removing vegetation from breeding sites (fast flowing, well oxygenated, sediment free water) along rivers to disrupt black fly breeding activities. Black ...

Measles and rubella are major vaccine-preventable causes of child mortality and disability. They have been eliminated from the Americas and some other regions have also come close to elimination. In ...

Malaria control and elimination efforts combine preventive chemotherapies, vector management, surveillance and targeted treatment to interrupt transmission and reduce disease burden. Core ...

Medical experts advocate for a dedicated malaria agency in Nigeria to strengthen control and elimination efforts, citing the ...

The current surge in community transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria has brought renewed discussion of whether Australia should maintain its current “suppression” strategy, or pursue an “elimination” ...

India’s health landscape is burdened with by existing and emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases. These include tuberculosis, malaria, diabetes, cancer, and mental health disorders. While ...

Malaria remains one of the world's most significant infectious diseases, with progress toward elimination increasingly ...