Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters

Peter B. Bloland and Holly A. Williams, Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, National Research Council, Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University

• 1 Front Matter; 2 1. Introduction; 3 2. Malaria and Mobility -- A Brief History and Overview; 4 3. Epidemiology of Malaria; 5 4. Essential Components/Design of an Optimal Malaria Control Program; 6 5. Public Health Surveillance System; 7 6. Curative Services: Malaria Therapy and Case Management; 8 7. Preventive Interventions; 9 8. Community Involvement in Malaria Control and Prevention; 10 9. Special Studies and Operational Research; 11 10. Prophylaxis and Personal Protection for Relief Workers; 12 11. Return, Repatriation, or Resettlement of Displaced Populations; 13 12. Improving Malaria Control in Complex Emergencies; 14 References; 15 Appendix A: Description of Antimalarial Drugs; 16 Appendix B: Methodology for Efficacy Assessment of In Vivo Malaria Therapy; 17 Appendix C: Alternative Treatment Regimens for Severe Malaria; 18 Appendix D: Malaria Research and Technical Resources; 19 Appendix E: About the Authors