Over 100 delegates from 17 member countries of the Asia Pacific MalariaElimination Network (APMEN) will gather at a conference in the centralprovince of Quang Nam on March 25-27 to discuss enhancing links amongnations to fight malaria.
Co-organised by APMEN and the NationalInstitute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), theevent will offer a forum for countries to share their experience andknowledge as well as difficulties and challenges in preventing malaria,which is hoped to be eliminated by 2030.
According to NIMPEDirector Tran Thanh Duong, the conference will hear new studies byforeign scientists in preventing malaria and Vietnam’s experience inimplementing its national strategy programme for extirpating thedisease.
Statistics from the World Health Organisation(WHO) show that efforts made by APMEN’s member states since 2000 havehelped reduce 48 percent of malaria cases in these countries.
Vietnam joined the network in 2012, with the intent to eradicate the disease by 2030.
Effortsmade by ministries, sectors and localities and the support from theGovernment and domestic and foreign partners over the last decade hasled Vietnam to reap remarkable successes in preventing malaria and tosee a strong decrease in malaria cases and mortalities.
Over the past decade, the number of malaria cases has dropped by 90.4percent and the death rate from the disease reduced by 95.9 percent fromthe figures of 2000. Only six deaths from malaria were reported in2014.
Duong said Vietnam is focused on malaria prevention and newly on total elimination.
From2011-2020, Vietnam aims to offer universal access to early-diagnosisand timely and effective malaria treatment at public and private medicalestablishments while providing vulnerable communities with preventionmethods.-VNA
Co-organised by APMEN and the NationalInstitute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), theevent will offer a forum for countries to share their experience andknowledge as well as difficulties and challenges in preventing malaria,which is hoped to be eliminated by 2030.
According to NIMPEDirector Tran Thanh Duong, the conference will hear new studies byforeign scientists in preventing malaria and Vietnam’s experience inimplementing its national strategy programme for extirpating thedisease.
Statistics from the World Health Organisation(WHO) show that efforts made by APMEN’s member states since 2000 havehelped reduce 48 percent of malaria cases in these countries.
Vietnam joined the network in 2012, with the intent to eradicate the disease by 2030.
Effortsmade by ministries, sectors and localities and the support from theGovernment and domestic and foreign partners over the last decade hasled Vietnam to reap remarkable successes in preventing malaria and tosee a strong decrease in malaria cases and mortalities.
Over the past decade, the number of malaria cases has dropped by 90.4percent and the death rate from the disease reduced by 95.9 percent fromthe figures of 2000. Only six deaths from malaria were reported in2014.
Duong said Vietnam is focused on malaria prevention and newly on total elimination.
From2011-2020, Vietnam aims to offer universal access to early-diagnosisand timely and effective malaria treatment at public and private medicalestablishments while providing vulnerable communities with preventionmethods.-VNA
