Chinese technique "can reduce malaria by more than 80pc" – News

Dar es Salaam Malaria cases in Tanzania can be reduced by more than 80% if a new scientific technique adopted in China is applied throughout the country, say the researchers.

Nicknamed "1-3-7", the technique is now considered a platform It is a pilot project of 5.3 billion shillings, supported by a partnership involving China , the United Kingdom and Tanzania and implemented in Rufiji District from 2015.

The Chinese model was customized to "1-7" in the local context

This is the result of # 39, a pilot study conducted jointly by Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the National Institute for Parasitic Diseases. (China CDC) in Rufiji District in the Coast region.

He revealed that malaria could be reduced by more than 80% if a new Chinese model was deployed throughout the country

. test based, treat and monitor (T3) as a robust surveillance and response mechanism to reduce the burden of malaria in 18 villages of nearly 60,000 people in Muhoro and Ikwiriri in Rufiji District

Dr. Prosper Chaki , research scientist at IHI, said that However, after the study, cases were reduced by 4.5% in Ikwiriri and 5% in Muhoro, said the scientist at the time of the study. a meeting that brought together journalists. from China and Tanzania on July 27, 2018 at the offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Dar es Salaam

"We had planned to reduce cases by 30% in two years, but we We have condensed the challenge by 80 percent and there is also an indication of a significant reduction in malaria cases in health facilities in these areas, "he said.

On his side, the IHI Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, said that We are trying to use the Chinese experience to see if the strategy was effective in the world. Tanzanian environment.

"The experiment so far has shown a positive result in Rufiji.This calls for partnerships between governments, local and private entities at different levels to join forces against malaria in the country, "said WHO Representative in Tanzania Dr. Adiele Onyeze, China's 1-3-7 strategy. has been initiated and widely adopted in different types of counties (geographical areas) for reporting malaria cases within 1 day.

This was confirmed and investigated within 3 days, and the appropriate public health response to prevent transmission within 7 days. The strategy has led China to reduce malaria cases to zero percent.