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Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Over the past decade, mass drug administration (MDA) and other approaches to mass screening and treatment have received increasing interest in the context of malaria elimination and, more recently, in emergency situations such as the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Based on recent evidence, the WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) made specific recommendations on the role of MDA, mass screening and treatment (MSAT) and focal screening and treatment for malaria (FSAT).
Geneva, Switzerland
24-26 November 2025