The role of research in China’s successful elimination of malaria. Comment from Xiaohong Li, Youyou Tu, Linhua Tang, Qi Gao, PAlonsoMalaria UniBarcelona WHO WorldMalariaDay
The elimination of malaria in China, formerly the largest malaria-endemic country, represents a considerable public health achievement of global resonance.
Multiple factors have contributed to driving the malaria burden from an estimated 30 million annual cases in the 1950s to the interruption of transmission. However, the role of research and a flexible, contextually adapted problem-solving approach in driving this endeavor has remained insufficiently described and acknowledged.
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