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Responding to Migrants’ Vulnerability to Malaria and Understanding the Migration and Epidemiology of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Binh Phuoc Province, Viet Nam
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Start Date
2014
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End Date
2016
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Project Status
Completed
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Project Type
Health Promotion and Assist for Migrants
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Budget Amount (USD)
100000.00
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Coverage
National
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Year
2014
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IDF Region
Asia and Oceania
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Prima ID
VN10P0001
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Projects ID
MA.0318
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Benefiting Member States
Viet Nam
The gains made towards the elimination of malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are being threatened by the emergence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases, particularly in the border areas. The high rates of mobility and migration in the GMS make the increase in artemisinin resistance more challenging to suppress as research has shown that mobile populations are more vulnerable to contracting and spreading malaria.
Inadequate data collection systems and the difficulty of collecting data on mobile populations in the GMS have resulted in a lack of complete data on mobility and, as a result, possible increased vulnerability to malaria in some areas. This ultimately inhibits efforts to prevent, treat and track malaria in Viet Nam which does not track population mobility in combination with artemisinin resistance.
This project proposes to enhance the knowledge base on vulnerabilities to malaria and artemisinin resistance as related to population mobility in Binh Phuoc Province in Viet Nam. There will be a comprehensive assessment of the impact of population mobility and migration in malaria-endemic areas and recommendations for targeted interventions addressing the nexus between mobility and the spread of malaria. The findings will be disseminated to key stakeholders at the central and provincial levels. IOM will closely collaborate with the Regional Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (IMPE) in Ho Chi Minh City and WHO Viet Nam Office in Hanoi over this project. The National Institute for Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology (NIMPE), the partner in this project, hopes to replicate this study if further funding is made available.