“We have seen a massive decrease in the incidence,” agreed Manuel Hetzel, Ph.D., an epidemiologist who evaluated the malaria-control program from 2008 to 2012 while working for the Institute of Medical Research in PNG.
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两项进展促进了巴布亚新几内亚抗疟疾工作的进步：长效药浸蚊帐和为疟疾诊治普遍提供资金。
Two advances are responsible for PNG’s progress: the near-universal distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and an infusion of money for diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
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“负担越少，疟疾规划就越难得到政府的资助。”
“The lower the burden, the harder it is for malaria programmes to make the case for government funds."
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世卫组织全球疟疾规划司昆虫学和媒介控制处协调员Jan Kolaczinski博士
Dr Jan Kolaczinski, Coordinator of the Entomology and Vector Control Unit, WHO Global Malaria Programme
Armed with a Global Fund grant of US$ 109 million in 2009 and guided by WHO’s technical recommendations, PNG distributed more than 7.5 million nets during the following 6 years.
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自2004年以来，这一努力降低了巴布亚新几内亚的疟疾发病率，从每10万人中400人减少到200人。
The effort has slashed the incidence of malaria in PNG since 2004, from 400 cases per 100 000 population to 200.
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在2009年至2015年间，公共卫生机构的疟疾入院率下降了83%，疟疾死亡率下降了76%。
Between 2009 and 2015, the incidence of malaria admissions to public health facilities dropped by 83%, and malaria death rates in health facilities fell by 76%.
Bednets are not the only interventions credited for the advances; surveillance, diagnosis and treatment also play roles in prevention, said Dr Rabi Abeyasinghe, who coordinates malaria activities for WHO in the Western Pacific Region, where malaria is endemic in 10 of its 37 countries.