Policy guidance
New guidance on malaria elimination
The malaria landscape has changed significantly since WHO launched the first field manual for malaria elimination in 2007. This new framework (released March 2017) provides guidance on the tools, activities and strategies required to achieve malaria elimination and prevent re-establishment of transmission in countries, regardless of where they lie across the spectrum of transmission intensity.
New guidance on funding proposal development
Each year, WHO provides an overview of all current technical guidance on malaria, as well as practical considerations for developing programmatic costing estimates. This document is intended to facilitate the proposal development process for countries and partners by making it easier for them to appropriately select and budget for intervention strategies, while ensuring that plans already in place are aligned with WHO recommendations.
Test procedures for insecticide resistance monitoring in malaria vector mosquitoes
These guidelines outline new test procedures for detecting insecticide resistance in adult mosquitoes that allow for the measurement of the intensity of resistance and one of the main metabolic mechanisms that drives it. Data generated by these tests will enable countries to track the evolution of resistance, inform the development of national insecticide resistance management strategies, and ensure the effective use of available tools.
2016
- False-negative RDT results and implications of new reports of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletions
- Information note on recommended selection criteria for procurement of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)
- Malaria microscopy quality assurance manual – Ver. 2
2014
- Policy brief on malaria diagnostics in low-transmission settings
- WHO policy recommendation on malaria diagnostics in low transmission settings
2013
2011
Funding proposal development
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2011
2009
2008
Funding proposal development
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2017
2015
2014
2012
Funding proposal development
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2016
2015
- Guidelines for the treatment of malaria. Third edition
- Policy brief on single-dose primaquine as a gametocytocide in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- Recommendations on intermittent screening and treatment in pregnancy and the safety of ACTs in the first trimester
- Recommendations on the role of mass drug administration, mass screening and treatment, and focal screening and treatment for malaria
2014
- Safety of 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial medicines
- Updated WHO policy recommendation: intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP)
- WHO policy brief for the implementation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP)
2013
- Information note on delayed haemolytic anaemia following treatment with artesunate
- Management of severe malaria – A practical handbook. Third edition
- Seasonal malaria chemoprevention with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine in children: A field guide
2012
- Updated WHO policy recommendation: intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP)
- Updated WHO policy recommendation: Single dose primaquine as a gametocytocide in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- WHO policy recommendation: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria control in highly seasonal transmission areas of the Sahel sub-region in Africa
2011
2010
- Good procurement practices for artemisinin-based antimalarial medicines
- WHO Policy recommendation on intermittent preventive treatment during infancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTi-SP) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria control in Africa
2009
Funding proposal development
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2012
- Disease surveillance for malaria control: operational manual
- Disease surveillance for malaria elimination: operational manual
Funding proposal development
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2017
- Framework for a national plan for monitoring and management of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors
- Malaria vector control policy recommendations and their applicability to product evaluation
2016
2015
- Conditions for use of long-lasting insecticidal nets treated with a pyrethroid and piperonyl butoxide
- Indoor residual spraying: An operational manual for IRS for malaria transmission, control and elimination. Second edition
- Information note on the risks associated with the scale back of vector control in areas where transmission has been reduced
2014
- Guidance note on the control of residual malaria parasite transmission
- WHO guidance for countries on combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets
- WHO recommendations for achieving universal coverage with long-lasting insecticidal nets in malaria control
- WHO recommendations on the sound management of old long-lasting insecticidal nets
2013
- Larval source management – a supplementary measure for malaria vector control. An operational manual
- WHO guidance note for estimating the longevity of long-lasting insecticidal nets in malaria control
- WHO guidance note on capacity building in malaria entomology and vector control
2012
- A generic risk assessment model for insecticide-treated nets – Revised edition
- Guidelines for procuring public health pesticides
2011
- Guidelines for monitoring the durability of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets under operational conditions
- Recommendations on the sound management of packaging for long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs)