Feasibility and roadmap analysis for malaria elimination in China

Abstract

To understand the current status of the malaria control programme at the county level in accordance with the criteria of the World Health Organisation, the gaps and feasibility of malaria elimination at the county and national levels were analysed based on three kinds of indicators: transmission capacity, capacity of the professional team, and the intensity of intervention. Finally, a roadmap for national malaria elimination in the People's Republic of China is proposed based on the results of a feasibility assessment at the national level.

Keywords: Capacity; China; Elimination programme; Feasibility analysis; Gap analysis; Intervention; Risk assessment; Strategy; Transmission.