Eliminating malaria in Malaysia: the role of partnerships between the public and commercial sectors in Sabah

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Demographic information for sampled plantations

Plantation	Year partnership started	Plantation type	Current size of workforce (Approximate)	Malaria cases, annual*
Plantation I	2009	Rubber, Timber Extraction	600	2009: 35 case outbreak in 1 month
				2010: 4 cases
				2011: 6 cases
Plantation II	Early 2000s	Palm Oil, Rubber	518	2001: Estimates of 1000+
				2010: 3 cases
				2011: 3 cases
Plantation III	2009	Palm Oil, Oil Manufacturing Plant	439	2009: 300 cases
				2010: 7 cases at plant on-site
				2011: 3 cases at plant on-site
Plantation IV	1990s	Palm Oil	952	1990s: Estimates of 400+
				2010: 0 cases
				2011: 0 cases
Plantation V	2004	Palm Oil	114	2005: 11 cases
				2010: 6 cases
				2011: 3 cases
Plantation VI	2000	Palm Oil	11,231	2000: Estimates of 200+
				2010: 6 cases
				2011: 4 cases
Plantation VII	Since 1978; New collaboration since privatization in 2007	Acacia, Paper Manufacturing	Current workforce unknown by management: Goal of 4,000 workers in next 5 years	1978: High, exact number unknown, outbreaks common
Plantation VII	Since 1978; New collaboration since privatization in 2007	Acacia, Paper Manufacturing		2010: 5 cases
				2011: 1 cases

*Includes annual case load at commencement of partnership and cases in 2010 & 2011 for each plantation; multiple plantations may be under the jurisdiction of one district office.

ISSN: 1475-2875