National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Botswana: 2010 – 2015

In 2009 the Ministry of Health and its implementing Partners conducted a comprehensive malaria programme review and the recommendations, from the review report have been used to develop this Botswana Malaria Strategic Plan 2010-2015 which if implemented will drive the country towards malaria elimination in Botswana by 2015.

This strategic plan documents key achievements achieved by previous strategic plans. It then documents the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and key challenges as identified by the malaria programme review of September 2009. It contains the strategic foundations, guiding principles, objectives, implementation plan, a monitoring and evaluation plan and a budget.

Goal: To have a malaria free Botswana by 2015.

Objectives: 

1. development of the requisite capacity in the programme at all levels to achieve malaria elimination,
2. development of a robust information system for tracking of progress and for decision making,
3. achievement of universal coverage of all appropriate
   interventions in all districts in order to increase the number of malaria free districts and achieve malaria
   elimination and
4. behaviour change and communication through empowering the population to have appropriate knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and practices on malaria.