Diagnosing and Treating Malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Objectives

As part of this project, health facilities in the Haut Katanga and Lualaba provinces received 300 Deki Readers, intelligent devices developed by Fio to support health workers in improving the accuracy of diagnostic testing. The Deki Readers also make data immediately available to public health officials. These efforts helped health workers improve their adherence to treatment guidelines and helped DRC better manage its approach to malaria.

• Improve the overall effectiveness of malaria testing and care, the performance of health workers in the field, and the reporting of malaria cases
• Train health extension workers on using Deki Readers to assist with malaria care and case reporting, continual quality assurance and service for the devices, and regular information and data exchange with public health ministry officials at national and subnational levels