@article{0ffdeb7a5ff4467ba4edc54024e482f9,
title = "Targeting vivax malaria in the Asia Pacific: The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network Vivax Working Group",
abstract = "The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) is a collaboration of 18 country partners committed to eliminating malaria from within their borders. Over the past 5 years, APMEN has helped to build the knowledge, tools and in-country technical expertise required to attain this goal. At its inaugural meeting in Brisbane in 2009, Plasmodium vivax infections were identified across the region as a common threat to this ambitious programme; the APMEN Vivax Working Group was established to tackle specifically this issue. The Working Group developed a four-stage strategy to identify knowledge gaps, build regional consensus on shared priorities, generate evidence and change practice to optimize malaria elimination activities. This case study describes the issues faced and the solutions found in developing this robust strategic partnership between national programmes and research partners within the Working Group. The success of the approach adopted by the group may facilitate similar applications in other regions seeking to deploy evidence-based policy and practice.",
keywords = "chloroquine, Article, consensus, disease surveillance, drug effect, health care policy, health care practice, history, human, investment, malaria control, nonhuman, parasite prevalence, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium vivax malaria, point of care testing, public health, treatment planning",
author = "Anstey, {Nicholas M.} and Auburn, {Sarah A.} and Kevin, {Baird K.} and Battle, {Katherine E.} and Bobogare, {Albino B.} and Chancellor, {Arna C.} and Chasombat, {Sanchai C.} and Cheng, {Qin C.} and Domingo, {Gonzalo J.} and Drakeley, {Christopher J.} and Drukpa, {Tobgyel D.} and Lek Dysoley and Espino, {Fe Esperanza} and Gething, {Peter W.} and Ghimire, {Prakash G.} and Gosling, {Roly D.} and Grewal-Daumerie, {Penny G D} and Hay, {Simon I.} and Howes, {Rosalind E.} and Hwang, {Jimee M.} and Karim, {Jahirul K.} and Khan, {Wasif Ali} and Jung-Yeon Kim and Ley, {Benedikt L.} and Mannion, {Kylie M.} and McCarthy, {James M.} and Keong, {Wan Ming} and Mueller, {M. Ivo} and Namgay, {Rinzin N.} and Price, {Ric N.} and Qi, {Gao Q.} and Rebueno, {Marvi R.} and Reeder, {John R.} and Richards, {Jack R.} and Sattabongkot-Prachumsri, {Jetsumon S P} and Shanks, {G. Dennis} and Sibley, {Carol Hopkins} and Surya, {Asik S.} and Taleo, {George T.} and Thang, {Ngo Duc} and Thongpaseuth, {Vonethalom T.} and Kamala Ley-Thriemer and Trimarsanto, {Hidayat T.} and Vestergaard, {Lasse S.} and Seidelein, {Lorenz Von} and Whittaker, {Maxine W.}",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1186/s12936-015-0958-y",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
pages = "1--11",
journal = "Malaria Journal",
issn = "1475-2875",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
number = "1",
}