A review of the malaria control programme in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe for the period 1984-1989 and a comparison with experiences elsewhere in the world

ABSTRACT

The review was done to determine the progress of the malaria control programme in the province. DDT was unpopular with the beneficiaries of the spraying programme. Malaria incidence of 1.7 - 1.8 did not change over the period 1987-1989; no associations between spraying coverage and malaria incidence could be established. There was no health education programme for the control programme until 1989. The major constraints of the control programme were operational. The programme was still virtually run from the province