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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST Wf4hR0xk. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The Roll Back Malaria Initiative (RBM) is a partnership of countries with endemic malaria, United Nations agencies, bilateral development agencies, the research community, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and the media. The participants see it as the beginning of a societal movement to bring malaria under control. The RBM partnership was formed in response to the realization that current efforts to combat malaria are disproportionate to the enormous burden this disease places on health and development in poor countries. The objective is to halve the malaria burden in countries participating in the initiative. The technical strategy of RBM is adapted from the one formulated in 1992 at the Ministerial Conference on Malaria in Amsterdam. It is based on the early detection and prompt treatment of malaria cases, the detection and control of malaria epidemics, mosquito control, and the prevention of malaria in pregnancy. The principal mechanism RBM will use to achieve its objectives is national action intensified by a global partnership within which regional and local partnerships focus on malaria control in the context of health sector development. Technical support networks provide the information and expertise that enable these partnerships to take effective action. RB M also supports research on the development of better tools for prevention and control. (...)
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