Good Practices to Malaria Elimination in Countries from 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Literature Review

Context: One of the key objectives of the WHO’s “Global Technical Strategy against Malaria 2016-2030” is to eliminate malaria in at least 30 countries by 2030. However, it has to be said that malaria is progressing dangerously in some of the 21 priority countries, including Burkina Faso, which complicates the achievement of the elimination objectives. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess documented good practices that are conducive to malaria intervention and elimination. Method: We searched Medline, Cochrane, Hinari, Global index Medicus and Google scholar for relevant studies published between 2016 and 2023, and produced a narrative synthesis to organize and categorize the various interventions. Data quality was assessed using the Dixon-Woods M technique and risk of bias using the Cochrane’s ROBINS-I assessment tool. Result: A sample of 41 documents was selected to meet our assessment criteria. The 7 good practices conducive to malaria elimination are the use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), combined interventions, mass drug administration (MDA), chemoprevention of seasonal malaria (CPS), intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (IPT), rapid diagnostic testing, and antimalarial treatments. Conclusion: This review has identified good practices conducive to malaria elimination of malaria. However, other innovations such as gene drives and vaccines are interventions which, when combined with these good practices, could enhance the efforts of health programmes in our African countries.