This handbook provides accessible and up-to-date information on malaria and its control for health professionals, whether they are supervising malaria control interventions or carrying them out. Particularly designed for district health staff it also provides essential information and guidance for other health staff, students and teachers. Each chapter has been written by an expert in his or her own field. Starting with basic information on the biology and epidemiology of the disease, the book contains detailed guidance on its clinical and parasitological diagnosis and its treatment. Special attention is given to malaria in pregnancy. Practical advice is also given on methods of prevention and non how to plan malaria control interventions. The book was developed by the Malaria Consortium which is a unique international non-government organisation dedicated to the control of malaria. Working through regional centres of expertise, the Consortium provides support to malaria control programmes in many countries.