The conclusions and recommendations of the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) of their 2012 meeting as reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO)

The MPAC’s recommendations and conclusions after their 2012 Meeting as reported to the WHO.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this module is to provide an overview of the conclusions and recommendations of the MPAC following on their 2012 Meeting.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. The background leading to the meeting.
2. The MPAC's recommendation regarding: i) intermittent preventive treatment of malaria using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, ii) primaquin as a single dose gametocide in P Falciparum, iii) a global technical strategy for malaria control, iv) drug resistance, v) malaria burden estimation, vi) malaria vaccine and vii) malaria vector control.
3. The process for updating WHO Guidelines for Treatment of Malaria.

Instruction for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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