[Malaria and activities of the World Health Organization].
Malaria has been one of the main health problems demanding the attention of WHO from the time the Organization was created. This review of the historical record analyzes the different approaches to the malaria problem in the past 40 years and shows how WHO tried to fulfill its constitutional mandate. The article exposes the historical roots of the present situation and helps towards an understanding of current problems and approaches to malaria control.
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Programa de Acción Antipalúdica, Organización Mundial de la Salud.
D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014944:World Health Organization
El paludismo y las actividades de la Organización Mundial de la Salud.