Malaria and activities of the World Health Organization
Nájera, J.A.
Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana. Pan American Sanitary Bureau 111(2): 131-151
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-0632 PMID: 1834084 Document Number: 378545
Malaria has been one of the main health problems demanding the attention of WHO from the time the Organization was created. This review of the historical record analyzes the different approaches to the malaria problem in the past 40 years and shows how WHO tried to fulfill its constitutional mandate. The article exposes the historical roots of the present situation and helps towards an understanding of current problems and approaches to malaria control.
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