National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Bangladesh: 2015 – 2020

Note: A more recent NMSP is available. View it here (link).

This strategic plan 2015-2020 encompasses all out efforts of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and all other stakeholders, by shifting the focus to achieving the goal of malaria elimination by 2020, aligning with the overall developmental goals of the Government of Bangladesh linking with “Vision 2021”. It is envisioned that this strategic document will provide necessary framework and directions for the multi-sector approach towards malaria elimination enabling the country to move towards the vision of “A Malaria-free Bangladesh”.

Vision: Malaria-free Bangladesh
The vision envisages a future ‘Malaria-free status of Bangladesh ́ and refers to a major difference to the people’s life and the societies living with the risk of malaria. The vision will focus on reducing poverty by preventing malaria morbidity and deaths.

Mission: The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), Bangladesh aims to achieve malaria elimination (‘zero indigenous transmission’ and ‘zero deaths’) by ensuring equitable and universal accesses to effective preventive and curative services to all ‘at risk population’ through concerted efforts of the GoB, NGOs, Private sectors, and the community. Achieving the goal of ‘Malaria Free Bangladesh’ will contribute to poverty alleviation as
the poorest of the poor segment of the population are largely the victim of malaria.

Goal: By 2020, to have achieved ‘zero indigenous transmission’ and ‘zero death’ aiming malaria elimination in Bangladesh
The goal aims at attaining a status of malaria elimination by 2020, referring to reorientation of the control interventions in phased and stratified manner for addressing: four low endemic districts; expansion to the moderate endemic districts; and intensifiedefforts in high endemic districts; with a view to achieving eventual malaria elimination status in Bangladesh.

Strategic Objectives:

1. Objective 1: To achieve 100% coverage of ‘at risk’ population with appropriate malariapreventive interventions by 2018
2. Objective 2: To have 100% malaria patients receiving early and quality diagnosis (RDT or Microscopy) and effective treatment by 2018
3. Objective 3: To continue strengthening of programme management towards elimination by 2020
4. Objective 4: To continue strengthening of disease and vector surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation towards malaria elimination
5. Objective 5: To intensify Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) for malaria elimination