Two decades of malaria control in Malawi: Geostatistical Analysis of the changing malaria prevalence from 2000-2022.
Donnie MategulaJudy GichukiMichael Give ChipetaJames ChiromboPatrick Ken KalondeAustin GumboMichael KayangeVincent SamuelColins KwizombeGracious HamuzaAlinafe KalangaDina KamowaColins MitamboJacob KawongaBenard BandaJacob KafulafulaAkuzike BandaHalima Sumayya TwabiEsloyn MusaMaclear MasambukaTapiwa NtwereChimwemwe LigombaLumbani MunthaliMelody SakalaAbdoulaye BangouraAtupele Kapito-TemboNyanyiwe Masingi-MbeyeDon P MathangaDianne J TerlouwPublished in: Wellcome open research (2024)
The last two decades are associated with a decline in malaria prevalence, highly likely associated with the scale-up of control interventions. The country should move towards targeted malaria control approaches informed by surveillance data.