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Veritable armies of health workers were organized; some took
blood samples from suspected malarious patients, others confirmed the “smear”
diagnosis in national laboratories, others performed physical examinations,
treatment and follow-up; others sprayed the houses every 6 months with residual
insecticides (mainly DDT).
The campaign followed a “military” plan, whose stages were: |
PREPARATION - data gathering, recruitment, training, procurement of supplies, establishment of lines of command, supplies, reports.
ATTACK - performance of combat activities: diagnose febrile patients, treat patients and spray insecticides regularly for as long as is needed.
CONSOLIDATION - keep up activities to ensure “victory” in the territory
MAINTENANCE - surveillance, with no ongoing control activities, with readiness for possible setbacks, reintroductions, etc.