MALARIA CONTROL

NATIONAL MALARIA ERADICATION ORGANIZATION IS ASSISTED IN CONDUCTING A LARGE-SCALE PROGRAM CONSISTING OF 1) SPAYING RURAL HOME INTERIORS WITH RESIDUAL INSECTICIDES; 2) CONTINUOUS SURVEILLANCE OF POPULATION AT RISK TO MALARIA; 3) TREATMENT OF CASES DETECTED; 4) HEALTH EDUCATION AND 5) PARTICIPATION AND COORDINATION IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICE. UPDP PROVIDES $3 MILLION FOR PROCUREMENT OF INSECTICIDES, AND WHO PROVIDES $768,000 FOR COMMODITIES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.