thailand country exercise malaria elimination plan 15 aug 2015
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Thailand Country Exercise
Malaria Elimination Plan
15 Aug 2015
Selected Province
• Tak• Ubonratchathani• Ranong• Uthaithani
Tak
Ubonratchathani
Ranong
Uthaithani
Tak province
• Thai-Myanmar border
• High malaria cases• High transmission
areas• High frequency of
cross-border movement
Ubonratchathani province
• Outbreak in 2014• Thai-Laos border• Thai-Cambodia
border
Uthaithani province
• Pilot Elimination project
• Low transmission area
Ranong province
• Tier 1• Influx of Migration• Thai-Myanmar
border
Reasons due to cannot achieve target before 2020
• Climate change: continue rainy >> increase breeding place >> high density of vector
• Drug resistance >> uncompleted drug compliance
• Influx of migrants, population• Conflicts in three Southernmost provinces• Program decentralization