Table 2 Three defensive lines strategies to manage border malaria in Yunnan
From: Seven decades towards malaria elimination in Yunnan, China
Line | Scope | Objectives | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | Border counties, including townships and villages | Timely detection and response for every case according to the requirements of ‘1–3-7’ | Strengthen surveillance and response capacity Improve the quality and capacity for case detection and case management in village and township hospitals by training, monitoring and supervision |
2nd | International borderline | Improve case detection effectiveness; ensure all suspected cases are tested Reduce importation from neighbouring countries Reduce receptivity in border villages | Register and monitor migrants, in collaboration with immigration offices Distribute malaria kits at border health facilities and immigration offices Increase human resources in laboratories in border health facilities Detect cases proactively in border villages with migrants Conduct vector control in border villages |
3rd | Myanmar border regions | Reduce incidence of malaria in Myanmar border region and importation to Yunnan | Support capacity building in Myanmar border regions through training and technical support Support outbreak response Provide commodities as required Exchange information |