malERA: an updated research agenda for health systems and policy research in malaria elimination and eradication

Conteh, Lesong ORCID: 0000-0002-0719-3672 (2017) malERA: an updated research agenda for health systems and policy research in malaria elimination and eradication. PLoS Medicine, 14 (11). ISSN 1549-1277

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Abstract

Health systems underpin disease elimination and eradication programmes. In an elimination and eradication context, innovative research approaches are needed across health systems to assess readiness for programme reorientation, mitigate any decreases in effectiveness of interventions (‘effectiveness decay’), and respond to dynamic and changing needs. The malaria eradication research agenda (malERA) Refresh consultative process for the Panel on Health Systems and Policy Research identifies opportunities to build health systems evidence and the tools needed to eliminate malaria from different zones, countries, and regions and to eradicate it globally. The research questions are organised as a portfolio that global health practitioners, researchers, and funders can identify with and support. This supports the promotion of an actionable and more cohesive approach to building the evidence base for scaled-up implementation of findings. Gaps and opportunities discussed in the paper include delivery strategies to meet the changing dynamics of needs of individuals, environments, and malaria programme successes; mechanisms and approaches to best support accelerated policy and financial responsiveness at national and global level to ensure timely response to evidence and needs, including in crisis situations; and systems’ readiness tools and decision-support systems.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE Health
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2019 16:03
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 01:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101402

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