Community participation during two mass anti-malarial administrations in Cambodia: lessons from a joint workshop

Thomas J Peto; Mark Debackere; William Etienne; Lieven Vernaeve; Rupam Tripura; Gregoire Falq; Chan Davoeung; Chea Nguon; Huy Rekol; Lorenz von Seidlein; Arjen M Dondorp; Nou Sanann; Phaik Yeong Cheah; Martin De Smet; Christopher Pell; Jean-Marie Kindermans

doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2202-z

Community participation during two mass anti-malarial administrations in Cambodia: lessons from a joint workshop

Malar J. 2018 Jan 27;17(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2202-z.

Authors

Thomas J Peto^{1

2}, Mark Debackere³, William Etienne³, Lieven Vernaeve³, Rupam Tripura^{4

5

6}, Gregoire Falq³, Chan Davoeung⁷, Chea Nguon⁸, Huy Rekol⁸, Lorenz von Seidlein^{4

5}, Arjen M Dondorp^{4

5}, Nou Sanann⁴, Phaik Yeong Cheah^{4

5}, Martin De Smet³, Christopher Pell^{9

10}, Jean-Marie Kindermans¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Mahidol-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. [email protected].
² Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. [email protected].
³ Médecins Sans Frontières, Brussels, Belgium.
⁴ Mahidol-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁵ Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁷ Provincial Health Department, Battambang, Cambodia.
⁸ Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
⁹ Centre for Social Science and Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
¹⁰ Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
¹¹ Médecins Sans Frontières, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected].

Abstract

Two mass drug administrations (MDA) against falciparum malaria were conducted in 2015-16, one as operational research in northern Cambodia, and the other as a clinical trial in western Cambodia. During an April 2017 workshop in Phnom Penh the field teams from Médecins Sans Frontières and the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit discussed lessons for future MDAs.

Keywords: Cambodia; Community engagement; Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine; Malaria elimination; Mass drug administration; Plasmodium falciparum.

MeSH terms

Antimalarials / administration & dosage*
Antimalarials / adverse effects
Antimalarials / therapeutic use
Cambodia
Community Participation / methods*
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy*
Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control*
Mass Drug Administration

Substances

Antimalarials

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding