Using decision analysis to improve malaria control policy making.

Kramer, R

Dickinson, K

Anderson, R

Fowler, VG

Miranda, ML

Mutero, CB

Saterson, K

Wiener, J

Ireland

2013-04-23T17:41:30Z

2009-10

Malaria and other vector-borne diseases represent a significant and growing burden in many tropical countries. Successfully addressing these threats will require policies that expand access to and use of existing control methods, such as insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) and artemesinin combination therapies (ACTs) for malaria, while weighing the costs and benefits of alternative approaches over time. This paper argues that decision analysis provides a valuable framework for formulating such policies and combating the emergence and re-emergence of malaria and other diseases. We outline five challenges that policy makers and practitioners face in the struggle against malaria, and demonstrate how decision analysis can help to address and overcome these challenges. A prototype decision analysis framework for malaria control in Tanzania is presented, highlighting the key components that a decision support tool should include. Developing and applying such a framework can promote stronger and more effective linkages between research and policy, ultimately helping to reduce the burden of malaria and other vector-borne diseases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19356821

S0168-8510(09)00051-7

0168-8510

https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6741

eng

Elsevier BV

Health Policy

10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.02.011

Animals

Decision Support Techniques

Humans

Insect Vectors

Malaria

Mosquito Control

Policy Making

Tanzania

Using decision analysis to improve malaria control policy making.

Journal article

Kramer, R|0000-0002-1325-7425

Fowler, VG|0000-0002-8048-0897

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19356821

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Duke

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Medicine, Infectious Diseases

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Nicholas School of the Environment

Nicholas School of the Environment - Secondary Group

Pediatrics

Sanford School of Public Policy

Sanford School of Public Policy - Secondary Group

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