Malaria Action Program for Districts

Objectives

USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts aims to reduce malaria-related childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality in Uganda. The project provides technical and programmatic support to central and local governments to increase the impact and reach of malaria prevention and diagnostic services. It also aims to strengthen the government’s capacity to design, plan and monitor malaria control activities. 

The project’s specific objectives are to:

1. implement effective malaria prevention programmes in support of the national malaria control strategy, including:

• capacity building and technical support to malaria in pregnancy activities at health facilities
• distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets through campaigns and continuous channels

2. implement effective malaria diagnosis and treatment activities in support of the national malaria control strategy through:

• capacity building and technical support to diagnostics and case management practices at health facilities
• quality assurance systems of diagnostics and case management practices

3. build the capacity of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and the district health management teams (DHMTs) to manage and sustain efficient malaria activities in the focus districts through:

• involvement in coordination and planning processes at national and local levels
• support to monitoring, evaluation and learning processes at national and local levels.