Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting
New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to...
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th-mahidol.764462022-08-04T18:32:30Z Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting Varunika Sonani Hapuwatte Ruwanpura Spike Nowak Emily Gerth-Guyette Minerva Theodora Lek Dysoley Mebratom Haile Koen Peeters Grietens Ric Norman Price Caroline Anita Lynch Kamala Thriemer Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine PATH Seattle Prins Leopold Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Menzies School of Health Research Nagasaki University Nuffield Department of Medicine National Centre for Parasitology The National Institute of Public Health Medicines for Malaria Venture National Malaria Control Program of Indonesia Federal Ministry of Health Business, Management and Accounting Economics, Econometrics and Finance Social Sciences New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to introduce these new tools into policy and practice. Key gaps identified were accuracy and reliability of glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency tests, health system capacity, and feasibility and cost effectiveness of novel treatment strategies in routine clinical practice. As expected, there were differences in the priorities between country partners and researcher partners. To achieve the 2030 target for the regional elimination of malaria, evidence to address these issues should be generated as a matter of priority. Review of global guidelines alongside locally generated data will help to ensure the timely revision and optimisation of national treatment guidelines that will be vital to meet regional elimination goals. 2022-08-04T08:16:41Z 2022-08-04T08:16:41Z 2021-05-01 Conference Paper Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies. Vol.8, No.2 (2021), 208-242 10.1002/app5.314 20502680 2-s2.0-85099228780 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/76446 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85099228780&origin=inward |
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New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to introduce these new tools into policy and practice. Key gaps identified were accuracy and reliability of glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency tests, health system capacity, and feasibility and cost effectiveness of novel treatment strategies in routine clinical practice. As expected, there were differences in the priorities between country partners and researcher partners. To achieve the 2030 target for the regional elimination of malaria, evidence to address these issues should be generated as a matter of priority. Review of global guidelines alongside locally generated data will help to ensure the timely revision and optimisation of national treatment guidelines that will be vital to meet regional elimination goals. |
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Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University Varunika Sonani Hapuwatte Ruwanpura Spike Nowak Emily Gerth-Guyette Minerva Theodora Lek Dysoley Mebratom Haile Koen Peeters Grietens Ric Norman Price Caroline Anita Lynch Kamala Thriemer |
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Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting |
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Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting |
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Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting |
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