Global malaria programme world health organization. It would not have been possible to bring out these guidelines without their active interest and support. Disease dynamics, distribution and surveillance of malaria. Directorate of national vector borne disease control programme. During 2009 in kunduli chc %pf, spr and api were 100%, 25. Treatment guidelines are currently being updated 2009, and another act. The decision to convert a malaria programme that has successfully achieved a.
However, many countries considering elimination nowadays have high intrinsic transmission potential and, without the support of a regional campaign, have to deal with the constant threat of imported cases of the disease, emphasising the need to revisit the strategies. Malaria was eliminated from sri lanka in 2012, and the country received whocertification in 2016. South africa sa is one of 34 malariaendemic countries currently targeting elimination of the disease i. Despite malaria prevention initiatives, malaria remains a major health problem in malawi, especially for pregnant mothers and children under the age of five. These efforts provided a model and enthusiasm for operational scale irs implementation by the national malaria control programme nmcp. External evaluation of the national malaria control programme. What will move malaria control to elimination in south. According to the operational manual for implementation of malaria programme 2009, positive blood slides from both active and passive sampling are discarded if positive and the patient is treated. The vector control services national malaria programme has implemented refresher. Present elimination strategies are based on recommendations derived during the global malaria eradication program of the 1960s.
Prevalence of malaria in children less than five years of age, mics 2010 morbidity and mortality malaria is a major public health problem in burkina faso, with the entire population at risk for infection. This operational manual is based on extensive contributions from a working group on indoor residual spraying irs comprising. It provides an opportunity to propose strategic directions in order to improve the programme performance. There are four species of plasmodia which are known to cause malaria in human beings, namely plasmodium. To reduce the malaria burden, malawi established its first national malaria control programme in 1984. Disease surveillance for malaria control pan american health. Koraput, it is mainly tribeinhabited and one of the highly endemic districts of odisha state that contributes a considerable number of malaria cases in india. A documentation of malaria program implementation in burkina faso 3 figure 2. Review the capacity of the national malaria control programme to implement planned activities and make. Directorate general of health services, ministry of health and family welfare. In 2012, there were an estimated 207 million malaria cases and 627,000 deaths globally with almost 84% of the cases and 92% of the deaths reported. Directorate of national vector borne disease control programme, directorate general of health services, ministry of health and family welfare. The who global malaria programme wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribu. A health systems approach 10 integration within basic health care platforms and other sectors if efforts to control and eliminate malaria are to be successful, ways must be found to integrate malaria programs into the broader context of a development and health systems approach.
The who 2011 operational manual, achieving universal access to malaria diagnostic testing, outlines a number. It also details the value of programme information for decisionmaking at the local, national and donor levels. This study assessed progress up to 2010 towards global malaria impact targets, in relation to global fund, other donor and domestic malaria programme financing over 2003 to 2009. Strategies for malaria case management are an integral part of malaria control programmes. Persistent foci of falciparum malaria among tribes over two decades. Assessments used domestic malaria financing reported by national. Awareness of asha workers of low endemic area regarding malaria. Who manual for countries developing national malaria. Birkinesh ameneshewa, chang moh seng, john chimumbwa. Section 4 malaria during pregnancy, who africa malaria report 2003.
Malaria ppt free download as powerpoint presentation. Epidemiological trends of malaria in an endemic district tumkur. After a military coup in 2009, pmi was unable to provide. Pdf challenges to the implementation of malaria policies. Operational manual for implementation of malaria programme has been developed by the directorate of national vector borne disease control programme nvbdcp for use by all programme personnel involved in malaria control, including medical and paramedical personnel. Owing to limited availability of resources and rational use under the program, prevention and control activities against malaria varies in areas with different intensity of malaria transmission operational manual for implementation of malaria programme, 2009. Progress towards malaria control targets in relation to. In india malaria is complex because of vast tracts of forest with tribal settlement. Plasmodium falciparum was the major malaria parasite species. Action plan for scaling up long lasting insecticidal nets for malaria control in india 2009. Review and planning guide for malaria program implementation.
If negative, the results may be confirmed by microscopy and microscopy is the preferred method of diagnosis if results can be obtained within 24 hours. Implementation of evidencebased policies contributed to malaria prevalence dropping from 43% in 2010 to 22% in 2017. Paho who malaria scientific and technical material. The objective of this paper is to describe the epidemiology of malaria elimination in sri lanka, and the key technical and operational features of the elimination effort, which may have been central to achieving the goal, even prior to schedule, and despite an ongoing war in parts of. Malaria operational manual 2009 malaria plasmodium. Guidelines for establishing sentinel surveillance hospitals and management of severe malaria cases. National framework malaria elimination india 2016 2030 slideshare.
With the setting up of the national malaria control programme just after independence in 2003 with two officers, the programme expanded over the years and strategic malaria control. Programme phasing malaria elimination in india will be carried out in. This mop presents a detailed implementation plan to be implemented with fy 2016 funds in angola. Pdf technical and operational underpinnings of malaria. Government of india new delhi 2009 ministry of health.
The following are the core intervention strategies for this objective. These services include the use of both microscopy and rapid diagno. Bold and ambitious goals around malaria elimination were adopted by the united nations general assembly in september 2015 through target 3. Global malaria programme service temporarily down world. Operational manual for implementation of malaria control programme. Strengthening tactical planning and operational frameworks. Directorate of national vector borne disease control programme, directorate general of health services, ministry of health and family welfare, government of. National malaria control program ministry of health. Wc 755 acknowledgements the malaria case management operational manual is a product of a collaborative work between the world health organization who headquarters and all who regions. Malaria is a major public health problem in india and its dynamics vary from place to place. Malaria control has been dramatically scaled up the past decade, mainly thanks to increasing international donor financing since 2003. Malaria remains the most important vectorborne disease globally and continues to severely undermine the socioeconomic growth in subsaharan africa where it exacts its greatest toll, particularly in children and pregnant women 1, 2. Madagascar was selected as a pmi focus country in december 2006, with full implementation starting in 2008. Operational manual for implementation of malaria programme.
In 2008, a document on disease surveillance and indicators for malaria control was prepared by the global malaria programme at who. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Government of india, directorate of national vector borne disease control programme. All malariaendemic countries in africa are on a sliding scale towards a malariafree future. They should be based on sound epidemiology, taking into consideration the population at greatest risk and the seasonality of malaria. The aim of this interagency manual is to provide policy, strategy, technical and operational guidance to countries wishing to strengthen or set up routine malaria diagnostic services. The implementation of the malaria communication programme interventions are measured as they occur through process and output indicators.
In 2007, with support from the us presidents malaria initiative pmi, the nmcp piloted irs in one hightransmission district, nkhotakota, eventually scaling up to cover two full districts 4. Malaria is one of the most widespread parasitic diseases in the world. Challenges to the implementation of malaria policies in. Guide for the reorientation of malaria control programs with a view toward. Outbreak response using mobile clinics in burundi, 2009. The outcomes of the interventions is assessed to determine the contribution of the strategy to the overall goal of the umrsp 2014 2020. Learning paper integrating mrdts into the health s ystem. An operational manual for implementation of f imnci in states has been developed with inputs form various professional bodies such as indian academy of pediatrics, nnf, who and unicef and field level experts. Operational strategies to achieve and maintain malaria. Technical and operational underpinnings of malaria. The disease began to increase again after 2009 and. Operational manual for implementation of malaria programme 2009. Challenges to the implementation of malaria policies in malawi article pdf available in bmc health services research 191 december 2019 with 277 reads how we measure reads. The focus of indias national malaria programme witnessed a paradigm shift recently from health facility to communitybased approaches.