Last Updated: 20/08/2026
Pilot to improve case management of febrile illness within the private sector of Nigeria
Objectives
To assess whether introducing RDTs and appropriate treatments for malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea through Proprietary Patent Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) will improve quality of case management of childhood illnesses for these three diseases in selected Local Government Areas (LGAs).
To serve the high percentage of patients seeking care at local pharmacies, MalariaCare is evaluating the effectiveness of training PPMVs to provide quality case management services for malaria and other fever-related illness. This pilot project aims to demonstrate whether, in select areas in Ebonyi state, increasing the number of points-of-services (POS) that provide correct case management of fever-related illnesses (using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), ORS, zinc, and ACTs), results in a measurable increase in household uptake of these lifesaving interventions. MalariaCare will evaluate differences in provider knowledge and ability to provide quality case management care before and after the pilot training and mentorship. To assess the quality of household-level case management, the project will compare house-hold level information with areas that are not receiving project support. Project data is being used to provide local decision-makers with important evidence on the contributions of these providers to malaria services.
Sep 2013 — Dec 2016
$1.5M
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