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Vanuatu and Solomon Islands reduces malaria by half
Updated April 26, 2010 08:13:24
The so called "Melanesian Malaria Belt" of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea has some of the highest number of malaria cases per capita in the world.
However both Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have succeeded in more than halving the number of cases between 2003 and 2008.
There are just 84 cases per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands, down from 198 and 14 per 1,000 in Vanuatu compared to 74 in 2003.
Presenter: Helene Hofman
Speakers: George Taleo, Manager of Vanuatu's National Malaria Control Program; Dr Lasse Vestegaard from the World Health Organisation's Vanuatu Country Office
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TALEO: Malaria is among the ten leading causes of priority diseases under the health, public health priorities and it is also probably one of the third diseases that people seek treatment for in the health facilities. And since the late 1980s we have true concerted efforts from WHO, various partner agencies including Rotary International, UNICEF, WHO, the Australian government and 2004 after we received funding from the Global Fund there has been marked reduction of the incidence of malaria. And I believe also that through the improvement of health services delivered throughout the country, has contributed to a traumatic decrease of malaria in the country. And in the late 1980s there were more than 120 cases per one thousand population and last year in 2009 we recorded less than 15 cases per one thousand, which is a very big achievement for the Vanuatu government and all other supporting agencies that have contributed to this very big achievement...
Vanuatu and Solomon Islands reduces malaria by half
Updated April 26, 2010 08:13:24
The so called "Melanesian Malaria Belt" of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea has some of the highest number of malaria cases per capita in the world.
However both Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have succeeded in more than halving the number of cases between 2003 and 2008.
There are just 84 cases per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands, down from 198 and 14 per 1,000 in Vanuatu compared to 74 in 2003.
Presenter: Helene Hofman
Speakers: George Taleo, Manager of Vanuatu's National Malaria Control Program; Dr Lasse Vestegaard from the World Health Organisation's Vanuatu Country Office
* Listen:
* Windows Media
TALEO: Malaria is among the ten leading causes of priority diseases under the health, public health priorities and it is also probably one of the third diseases that people seek treatment for in the health facilities. And since the late 1980s we have true concerted efforts from WHO, various partner agencies including Rotary International, UNICEF, WHO, the Australian government and 2004 after we received funding from the Global Fund there has been marked reduction of the incidence of malaria. And I believe also that through the improvement of health services delivered throughout the country, has contributed to a traumatic decrease of malaria in the country. And in the late 1980s there were more than 120 cases per one thousand population and last year in 2009 we recorded less than 15 cases per one thousand, which is a very big achievement for the Vanuatu government and all other supporting agencies that have contributed to this very big achievement...