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标题：Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting
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作者：Varunika Sonani Hapuwatte Ruwanpura ; Spike Nowak ; Emily Gerth‐Guyette 等
期刊名称：Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies
电子版ISSN：2050-2680
出版年度：2021
卷号：8
期号：2
页码：208-242
DOI：10.1002/app5.314
语种：English
出版社：John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
摘要：New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to introduce these new tools into policy and practice. Key gaps identified were accuracy and reliability of glucose‐6‐phosphate‐dehydrogenase deficiency tests, health system capacity, and feasibility and cost effectiveness of novel treatment strategies in routine clinical practice. As expected, there were differences in the priorities between country partners and researcher partners. To achieve the 2030 target for the regional elimination of malaria, evidence to address these issues should be generated as a matter of priority. Review of global guidelines alongside locally generated data will help to ensure the timely revision and optimisation of national treatment guidelines that will be vital to meet regional elimination goals.