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Peer-reviewedCC BYMalaria journal

Health system readiness-the neglected catalyst in Malaria elimination.

  • Win Htike1,2,3,4
  • Win Han Oo5,6
  • Catherine M Bennett7
  • Paul A Agius5,8,9
  • Alyssa E Barry5,10
  • Freya J I Fowkes5,6,9
10 affiliations
  1. 1Disease Elimination Programme, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. [email protected].
  2. 2Health Security and Malaria Programme, Burnet Institute Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar. [email protected].
  3. 3Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia. [email protected].
  4. 4Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. [email protected].
  5. 5Disease Elimination Programme, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  6. 6Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  7. 7Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia.
  8. 8Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia.
  9. 9Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  10. 10Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia.
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Abstract

Background

While strong political commitment and robust technical strategies are essential to drive malaria elimination, the readiness of national health systems ultimately determines whether these commitments can be successfully translated into action.Main text

Without adequate preparation, gaps in the health system can undermine the transition from malaria burden reduction to elimination policies, reduce the effectiveness of interventions, and jeopardise progress toward achieving zero local transmission of malaria. Despite its critical importance, there is currently no systematic and comprehensive approach for assessing health system readiness for malaria elimination. This paper highlights the consequences of unprepared health systems and the urgent need for standardised, structured, comprehensive readiness assessments that would enable policymakers and programme managers to systematically evaluate health system readiness for malaria elimination at national and subnational levels, identify and address critical gaps, and strengthen the health systems. These efforts will support sustained elimination and achieve WHO-certified malaria elimination.

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@article{htike2026health,
  title = {{Health system readiness-the neglected catalyst in Malaria elimination.}},
  author = {Win Htike and Win Han Oo and Catherine M Bennett and Paul A Agius and Alyssa E Barry and Freya J I Fowkes},
  journal = {Malaria journal},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.1186/s12936-026-06059-9},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897612},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Health system readiness-the neglected catalyst in Malaria elimination.
AU  - Win Htike
AU  - Win Han Oo
AU  - Catherine M Bennett
AU  - Paul A Agius
AU  - Alyssa E Barry
AU  - Freya J I Fowkes
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/01
JO  - Malaria journal
DO  - 10.1186/s12936-026-06059-9
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897612
AB  - Background  While strong political commitment and robust technical strategies are essential to drive malaria elimination, the readiness of national health systems ultimately determines whether these commitments can be successfully translated into action.Main text  Without adequate preparation, gaps in the health system can undermine the transition from malaria burden reduction to elimination policies, reduce the effectiveness of interventions, and jeopardise progress toward achieving zero local transmission of malaria. Despite its critical importance, there is currently no systematic and comprehensive approach for assessing health system readiness for malaria elimination. This paper highlights the consequences of unprepared health systems and the urgent need for standardised, structured, comprehensive readiness assessments that would enable policymakers and programme managers to systematically evaluate health system readiness for malaria elimination at national and subnational levels, identify and address critical gaps, and strengthen the health systems. These efforts will support sustained elimination and achieve WHO-certified malaria elimination.
SN  - 1475-2875
ER  -