Malaria control during mass population movements and natural disasters : Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, National Research Council and Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health

Admittedly, the world and the nature of forced migration have changed a great deal since the 1980s. The relevance of data accumulated during that time period can now be called into question. The roundtable and the Program on Forced Migration at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University have commissioned a series of epidemiological reviews on priority public health problems for forced migrants that update the state of knowledge. "Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters" - the first in the series - provides a basic overview of the state of knowledge of epidemiology of malaria and public health interventions and practices for controlling the disease in situations involving forced migration and conflict. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 12 Introduction......Page 18 Malaria and Mobility- A Brief History......Page 25 Epidemiology of Malaria......Page 41 Essential Components/Design......Page 69 Public Health Surveillance System......Page 70 Malaria Therapy and Case Manegement......Page 74 Preventive Interventions......Page 97 Community Involvement in Malaria Control......Page 110 Special Studies and Operational Research......Page 120 Prophylaxis and Personal Protection for Relief Workers......Page 126 Return, Repatriation, or Resettlement of Displaced Populations......Page 130 Improving Malaria Control in Complex Emergencies......Page 134 References......Page 137 Appendix A Description of Antimalarial Drugs......Page 162 Appendix B Efficacy Assesment of in vivo Malaria Therapy......Page 168 Appendix C Alternative Treatments......Page 172 Appendix D Resources......Page 174 Appendix E About the Authors......Page 179 1. Introduction -- 2. Malaria And Mobility--a Brief History And Overview -- 3. Epidemiology Of Malaria -- 4. Essential Components/design Of An Optimal Malaria Control Program -- 5. Public Health Surveillance System -- 6. Curative Services: Malaria Therapy And Case Management -- 7. Preventive Interventions -- 8. Community Involvement In Malaria Control And Prevention -- 9. Special Studies And Operational Research -- 10. Prophylaxis And Personal Protection For Relief Workers -- 11. Return, Repatriation, Or Resettlement Of Displaced Populations -- 12. Improving Malaria Control In Complex Emergencies. Peter B. Bloland And Holly A. Williams ; [presented To] Roundtable On The Demography Of Forced Migration, Committee On Population And Program On Forced Migration And Health, Mailman School Of Public Health, Columbia University. Includes Bibliographical References.

Admittedly, the world and the nature of forced migration have changed a great deal over the last two decades. The relevance of data accumulated during that time period can now be called into question. The roundtable and the Program on Forced Migration at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University have commissioned a series of epidemiological reviews on priority public health problems for forced migrants that will update the state of knowledge. Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters— the first in the series, provides a basic overview of the state of knowledge of epidemiology of malaria and public health interventions and practices for controlling the disease in situations involving forced migration and conflict.

1. Introduction 2. Malaria and mobility a brief history and overview 3. Epidemiology of malaria 4. Essential components/design of an optimal malaria control program 5. Public health surveillance system 6. Curative services: malaria therapy and case management 7. Preventive interventions 8. Community involvement in malaria control and prevention 9. Special studies and operational research 10. Prophylaxis and personal protection for relief workers 11. Return, repatriation, or resettlement of displaced populations 12. Improving malaria control in complex emergencies Annotation The first in a series of texts detailing best practices in disease control during forced relocation and conflict mass migrations looks at epidemiology and management and intervention strategies for malarial outbreaks. The material was gathered under the auspices of the Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia U. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)