National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Liberia: 2021 – 2025

In line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Technical Strategy (GTS) 2016-2030, this new Liberia Malaria National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2021-2025 incorporates all key recommendations and actions from the 2018 MTR as well as from other reports and studies intended to accelerate malaria control in Liberia, to set the stage for a long-term progress towards pre-elimination and eventual malaria elimination. This new malaria NSP redefines the strategic direction and focus of the malaria program, including strengthening of structures, health systems, and capacities to achieve greater equity, coverage, quality, and more effective delivery of the interventions for achievement of the overall goal of substantial reduction of malaria burden in Liberia.

Vision: “A malaria free and healthy Liberia population”.

Mission: To provide universal, coordinated, cost effective and evidence-based malaria interventions for the people of Liberia.

Guiding principles: Country ownership and leadership, Inclusive and coordinated partnership, Accountability and transparency, Evidence-based and resultsoriented management, Socio-economically inclusive and equitable, Integrated interventions, and Efficiency.

Goal: By end of 2025, reduce malaria burden by 75% (11% overall prevalence) compared to 2016 (45% prevalence)

Objectives:

1. By end of 2025, reduce malaria mortality rates by at least 75% (43/100,000 population) compared to 2016 (172/100,000 population)
2. By end of 2025, reduce malaria case incidence by at least 75% (95/1,000 population) compared to 2016 (380/1,000 population)
3. By end of 2025, promote and maintain a culture of evidence-based decision making to achieve malaria program performance at all levels
4. By end of 2025, strengthen and maintain capacity for program management, coordination and partnership to achieve malaria program performance at all levels.