**Core Concept**
The current global strategy for malaria control is **Roll Back Malaria (RBM)**, a coordinated initiative launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and other partners to reduce the global burden of malaria through integrated, evidence-based interventions.
**Why the Correct Answer is Right**
Roll Back Malaria (RBM) is the current global strategy that unifies national efforts to combat malaria through coordinated action on vector control, access to diagnostics and treatment, community engagement, and surveillance. It emphasizes scaling up interventions like insecticide-treated nets, indoor residual spraying, rapid diagnostics, and artemisinin-based combination therapies. RBM also promotes research, policy alignment, and monitoring to ensure sustained progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality.
**Why Each Wrong Option is Incorrect**
Option A: *Modified plan of operation* – This is not a recognized global malaria strategy; it may refer to outdated or local operational plans, not a global initiative.
Option B: *Malaria Eradication Programme* – This was a historical effort (e.g., in the 1960s) that failed due to logistical and financial challenges and is no longer the global approach.
Option C: *Malaria Control Programme* – This is a generic term used by some countries, not the current global strategy; it lacks the coordinated, international framework of RBM.
**Clinical Pearl / High-Yield Fact**
Roll Back Malaria is now being transitioned into **Global Malaria Action Plan (2021–2030)**, which builds on RBM’s success but focuses more on equity, elimination, and integration with other public health programs.
✓ Correct Answer: D. Roll back Malaria
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