Malaria still remains a major public health problem
worldwide, particularly in tropics such as developing
countries in Southeast Asia. With frequent outbreak, 687
million people in this region are at high risk for malaria.
The disease affects all age groups and causes over 120 000
deaths each year. In addition, resistance to common
antimalarials is emerging faster in Southeast Asia than
in any other part of the world, resulting in the declining
efficacy of chemotherapy. Due to a severe and disastrous
economic impact of malaria, besides its health impact, the
WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia call for an urgent
attention from the policy-maker at the national level for
malaria control
Malaria still remains a major public health problemworldwide, particularly in tropics such as developingcountries in Southeast Asia. With frequent outbreak, 687million people in this region are at high risk for malaria.The disease affects all age groups and causes over 120 000deaths each year. In addition, resistance to commonantimalarials is emerging faster in Southeast Asia thanin any other part of the world, resulting in the decliningefficacy of chemotherapy. Due to a severe and disastrouseconomic impact of malaria, besides its health impact, theWHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia call for an urgentattention from the policy-maker at the national level formalaria control
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