Allison A. Phillips

TL;DR: The shift in the populations most at risk of malaria raises important questions for malaria-eliminating countries, since traditional control interventions are likely to be less effective.

TL;DR: Evidence about the technical, operational, and financial dimensions of malaria elimination is presented, including challenges and risks of elimination, including Plasmodium vivax, resistance in the parasite and mosquito populations, and potential resurgence if investment and vigilance decrease.

TL;DR: There is no single solution, strategy, or time line that will be appropriate for every country, and each is encouraged to initiate a comprehensive evaluation of its readiness and strategy for elimination, so the Prospectus is designed to guide countries in conducting assessments.

TL;DR: This Comment focuses on the priorities, requirements, and responsibilities that are associated with the second part of this strategy: shrinking the malaria map.

TL;DR: The present status of the 35 malaria-eliminating countries is examined, existing national and regional elimination goals and the regional frameworks that support them are summarised, and the most crucial enabling factors and potential barriers to achieving eradication by a theoretical end date of 2040 are identified.