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A world free of malaria: It is time for Africa to actively champion and take leadership of elimination and eradication strategies


Chinedu Ogbonnia Egwu
Chinyere Aloke
Jennifer Chukwu
Anthony Agwu
Esther Alum
Ioannis Tsamesidis
Patrick M Aja
Christian E Offor
Nwogo Ajuka Obasi

Abstract

The global burden of malaria seems unabated. Africa carries the greatest burden accounting for over 95% of the annual cases of malaria. For the vision of a world free of malaria by Global Technical Strategy to be achieved, Africa must take up the stakeholder’s role. It is therefore imperative that Africa rises up to the challenge of malaria and champion the fight against it. The fight against malaria may just be a futile or mere academic venture if Africans are not directly and fully involved. This work reviews the roles playable by Africans in order to curb the malaria in Africa and the world at large.


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