Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Malaria Hotline | |
| Phone: | 1-877-394-8747 or 1-877-FYI-TRIP (toll-free) |
| Fax: | 1-888-232-3299 |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/malaria |
The Malaria Hotline provides information on travel diseases, recent changes in malaria resistance, drug treatment, and prevention of disease (prophylaxis). | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Regional Malaria Information | |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/travel/regionalmalaria/index.htm |
The CDC Regional Malaria Information Web site provides up-to-date information about traveling in areas where malaria is present. | |
| World Health Organization Malaria Page | |
| Avenue Appia 20 | |
| 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland | |
| E-mail: | info@who.int |
| Web Address: | www.who.int/malaria |
The World Health Organization (WHO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, has 192 member states. WHO promotes technical cooperation among nations on health issues, carries out programs to control and eliminate disease, and strives to improve the quality of human life. The Web site has information on the prevention, control, and treatment of malaria, and on travelers' health. | |
Author:Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Last Updated: 05/16/2007
