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Research Article

Mobilizing resources with an investment case to mitigate cross-border malaria transmission and achieve malaria elimination in South Africa

Aparna Kolliparaa San Francisco Global Health Group, Malaria Elimination Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Devanand Moonasarb National Department of Health, Malaria Vector and Zoonotic Disease Directorate, Pretoria, South Africa;c School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Ryleen Balawanthd South Africa Regional Office, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI), Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Sheetal P. Silale Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA), Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;f Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-5383View further author information
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Anthony Yuend South Africa Regional Office, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI), Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-1381View further author information
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Katie Foxa San Francisco Global Health Group, Malaria Elimination Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Joseph Njaug JoDon Consulting Group, Health Economist, Lilburn, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6789-8466View further author information
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Yogan G. Pillayb National Department of Health, Malaria Vector and Zoonotic Disease Directorate, Pretoria, South Africa;h Affiliate Center for Innovation in Global Health, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2700-6181View further author information
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Mark Blecheri Public Finance Division, National Treasury, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-6634View further author information
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Article: 2205700 | Received 21 Dec 2022, Accepted 18 Apr 2023, Published online: 09 May 2023

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