A national policy for malaria elimination in Swaziland: A first for sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

Swaziland is working to be the first country in mainland sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria. The highest level of Swaziland's government recently approved a national elimination policy, which endorses Swaziland's robust national elimination strategic plan. This commentary outlines Swaziland's progress towards elimination as well as the challenges that remain, primarily around securing long-term financial resources and managing imported cases from neighbouring countries. © 2011Kunene et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.