Malaria in international border areas

Some reference has been made already to inter-country border distribution of malaria in the region. This has been identified in terms of location of total reported malaria cases, incidence of reported cases, confirmed cases and parasite species. Because they are nationally based, malaria control programs in the region understandably tend to focus on disease distribution within each country. However, the considerable dialogue that has evolved between neighboring programs over a number of years has led to some understanding of malaria that tends to concentrate on border areas themselves. Mapping detailed data serves to facilitate the dialogue and expand its effectiveness in identifying specific issues on which enhanced collaboration could be mutually beneficial.