The US President's Malaria Initiative, Plasmodium falciparum transmission and mortality: A modelling study.
The US President's Malaria Initiative, Plasmodium falciparum transmission and mortality: A modelling study.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pmed.1002448
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发表时间:
2017-11
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影响因子:
15.8
通讯作者:
Walker PGT
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作者:
Winskill P;Slater HC;Griffin JT;Ghani AC;Walker PGT
Although significant progress has been made in reducing malaria transmission globally in recent years, a large number of people remain at risk and hence the gains made are fragile. Funding lags well behind amounts needed to protect all those at risk and ongoing contributions from major donors, such as the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), are vital to maintain progress and pursue further reductions in burden. We use a mathematical modelling approach to estimate the impact of PMI investments to date in reducing malaria burden and to explore the potential negative impact on malaria burden should a proposed 44% reduction in PMI funding occur. We combined an established mathematical model of Plasmodium falciparum transmission dynamics with epidemiological, intervention, and PMI-financing data to estimate the contribution PMI has made to malaria control via funding for long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs). We estimate that PMI has prevented 185 million (95% CrI: 138 million, 230 million) malaria cases and saved 940,049 (95% CrI: 545,228, 1.4 million) lives since 2005. If funding is maintained, PMI-funded interventions are estimated to avert a further 162 million (95% CrI: 116 million, 194 million) cases, saving a further 692,589 (95% CrI: 392,694, 955,653) lives between 2017 and 2020. With an estimate of US$94 (95% CrI: US$51, US$166) per Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) averted, PMI-funded interventions are highly cost-effective. We also demonstrate the further impact of this investment by reducing caseloads on health systems. If a 44% reduction in PMI funding were to occur, we predict that this loss of direct aid could result in an additional 67 million (95% CrI: 49 million, 82 million) cases and 290,649 (95% CrI: 167,208, 395,263) deaths between 2017 and 2020. We have not modelled indirect impacts of PMI funding (such as health systems strengthening) in this analysis. Our model estimates that PMI has played a significant role in reducing malaria cases and deaths since its inception. Reductions in funding to PMI could lead to large increases in the number of malaria cases and deaths, damaging global goals of malaria control and elimination. Peter Winskill and colleagues estimate the influence the US President's Malaria Initiative funding has had on averting malaria-related cases and deaths over the past decade and the potential impact if PMI funding is reduced going forward. The United States contributes a significant proportion of the global budget for malaria control in the form of foreign aid through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). Due to proposed cuts to US foreign aid and PMI funding, it is important to demonstrate the impact and cost-effectiveness of PMI. We used an established malaria transmission model to investigate the impact of PMI funding for malaria control. We estimated the past impact of PMI funding on malaria-related cases and deaths and the potential future impact if PMI funding were to be cut. PMI funding is highly cost-effective, averting an estimated 185 million cases and saving 940,049 lives since it was set up in 2005. A reduction in funding of 44% would lead to an additional 67 million cases and 290,649 deaths over the next 4 years. Ongoing support from PMI is critical to maintain recent advances in malaria control and progress towards malaria elimination goals. PMI has proven to be a highly cost-effective means by which US foreign aid can be invested to reduce malaria burden.
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