a) Use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets
b) Strengthen health system
c) Training of health care workers
d) Development of new and effective insecticides
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Answer: Development of new and effective insecticides
Explanation: Roll Back Malaria (RBM) has three components:
1. Control
2. Elimination
3. Research
The Research Component of Roll Back Malaria Programme focusses on Operational research i.e. proper administration and implementation of known anti-malarial strategies. Development of New drugs/ vaccines etc are usually not a part of public health campaigns like Roll Back Malaria.
Global Efforts for Malaria:
1998:
Roll Back Malaria (RBM)
2000:
UN Millenium
Development Goals
2000:
The Abuja
Declaration (African Summit on Roll Back Malaria)
2005:
World Health Assembly
2005:
RBM Global Strategic Plan 2005-2015
2008:
RBM Global Malaria Action Plan
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