Zhang S H, Li J Y, Zhang J
The Health Poverty Action (HPA) Yunnan Office, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China.
Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. 2022 Apr 19;34(2):115-116. doi: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2022064.
China was certificated malaria-free by WHO in 2021 and has continued to maintain malaria elimination. However, there are still huge challenges in malaria control in the border regions between Yunnan Province, China and Myanmar due to lack of geographic barriers and frequent cross-border travel. Hereby, we review the direction contributions of the Global Fund Malaria Program implemented by Health Poverty Action (HPA), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), to malaria elimination in China, and analyze the challenges of malaria control caused by external environmental factors, such as COVID-19, in regions where the Global Fund Malaria Program is implemented. In addition, some suggestions are proposed for cross-border collaboration on malaria control.
中国于2021年被世界卫生组织认证为疟疾消除国家,并持续保持消除疟疾状态。然而,由于缺乏地理屏障以及跨境人员流动频繁,中国云南省与缅甸接壤的边境地区在疟疾防控方面仍面临巨大挑战。在此,我们回顾了国际非政府组织“健康扶贫行动”(HPA)实施的全球基金疟疾项目对中国疟疾消除工作的直接贡献,并分析了全球基金疟疾项目实施地区因新冠疫情等外部环境因素给疟疾防控带来的挑战。此外,还针对疟疾防控跨境合作提出了一些建议。