Pre-elimination consists of the period of reorientation of malaria control programmes between the sustained control and elimination stages, when coverage with good-quality laboratory and clinical services, reporting and surveillance are reinforced, followed by other programme adjustments to halt transmission nationwide ...

What is control and elimination?

Elimination: Elimination means stopping the transmission of a disease in a specific geographic area or country, but not worldwide. Often, the first step toward disease elimination is disease control.

How does the WHO define the elimination of malaria?

“Elimination: nationwide per year fewer than three 'epidemiologically linked' cases of malaria infection, without an identifiable risk factor other than local mosquito transmission, for three consecutive years.”