'Roll Back Malaria, Roll in Development'? Reassessing the Economic Burden of Malaria

摘要

IN APRIL 2000, representatives of international health and development organizations and African heads of states met in Abuja, Nigeria, to inaugurate "Roll Back Malaria," a bold effort to reduce the global burden of malaria. The slogan adopted by theconference organizers was "Roll Back Malaria, Roll in Development." The Summit's host, His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria, observed in his closing remarks: "Today we have begun to write the final chapter of the history of malaria. Wehave raised the hopes and expectations of our people--we must not let them down. We cannot afford to let them down. May malaria be rolled out and development rolled in in all African countries" (WHO 2000).