MALARIA IN Author BELIZE Title of the presentation

. . MALARIA IN Author BELIZE: Title of the presentation Pan American Health Organization Time Series Epidemiological Data from 1998 to 2004 Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 1

MALARIA IN BELIZE I. The Malaria Burden – Risk of Transmission – Malaria Morbidity – Malaria Mortality – Malariometric Indices (API, AFI, AVI, AMI) II Trends in Case Detection and Diagnosis – Case Detection: Passive vs. Active Method – Annual Blood Examination Rate (ABER) – Slide Positivity Rate SPR) III. Treatment IV. Resources and Financing Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 2

The Risk of Transmission Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 3

BELIZE: Population at Risk of Malaria Transmission, 1998– 2004 (in thousands) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 4

BELIZE: Population at Ecological Risk of Malaria Transmission According to Level of Transmission Risk , 1998– 2004 (in thousands) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 5

Malaria Morbidity Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 6

BELIZE: Malaria Morbidity, 1998– 2004 (number of positive blood slides) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 7

BELIZE: Malaria Morbidity According to Level of Transmission Risk, 1998– 2004 (number of positive blood slides) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 8

BELIZE: Malaria Morbidity According to Parasite Species (In All Risk Areas), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 9

BELIZE: Malaria Morbidity According to Parasite Species (In Moderate and High Areas), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 10

Malaria Mortality Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 11

BELIZE: Malaria Mortality, 1998– 2004 (number of deaths) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 12

Malariometric Indices (API, AFI, AVI, AMI) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 13

BELIZE: Malariometric Indices (API, AFI, AVI, AMI) In all Risk Areas, 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 14

BELIZE: Malariometric Indices (API, AFI, AVI, AMI) in Moderate and High Risk Areas, 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 15

BELIZE: Annual Parasitic Index (API), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 16

BELIZE: Annual Index of P. falciparum (AFI), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 17

BELIZE: Annual Index of P. vivax (AVI), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 18

BELIZE: Annual Index of P. malariae (AMI), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 19

Trends in Case Detection and Diagnosis Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 20

BELIZE: Passive vs. Active Case Detection, 1998– 2004 (% of Blood Slides Examined) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 21

BELIZE: Annual Blood Examination Rate (ABER) in Malarious Areas, 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 22

BELIZE: Slide Positivity Rate (SPR), 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 23

Treatment Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 24

BELIZE: Antimalarial Drugs Used, 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 25

Resources and Financing Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 26

BELIZE: National Budget and Non-Budgetary Contributions to Malaria Control Programs, 1998– 2004 (in US$) Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 27

BELIZE: Annual US$ Funds per Person in Malarious Areas, 1998– 2004 Pan American Health Organization Malaria in Belize, 1998– 2004 28