Intensifying the Fight Against Malaria : The World Bank's Booster Program for Malaria Control in Africa

Abstract

This document describes the purpose and
 context of the Booster Program, its first three years of
 operation and the proposed design of phase two of the
 program. Phase two seeks to build on the successes of and
 lessons learned from phase one and to enable the World Bank
 to play its expected role in scaling up and sustaining
 malaria control interventions to reach the new ambitious but
 achievable global goal set by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM)
 Partnership, of eliminating malaria as a major public health
 problem in Africa by 2015. The Bank has subscribed fully to
 this agenda, as illustrated by statements made by senior
 management in several public forums.