National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Eswatini: 2024 – 2028

This Eswatini National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) 2024-2028 aims to build on the gains realised in the previous plan and devise innovative objectives and strategies that will allow the programme to eventually realize its goal for malaria elimination.

Vision: Malaria Free Eswatini

Mission: To provide quality assured services for malaria prevention, treatment, and surveillance for the benefit of all people in Eswatini.

Goal: Eliminate Malaria from Eswatini by 2025 and prevent re-establishment of malaria.

Strategic Objectives:

1. To achieve 100% coverage of at-risk populations with appropriate vector control interventions in residual non-active and active foci and areas with high malariogenic potential according to national guidelines by 2028.
2. To provide prompt quality assured diagnosis to all suspected malaria cases and effective treatment for all confirmed malaria cases that is in line with national guidelines by 2028.
3. To develop a fully functional malaria elimination surveillance system that is capable of early detection of cases, investigation of all cases and timely response to all cases detected by 2028.
4. To timely conduct sub-national verification of malaria to qualifying Tinkhundla by 2028
5. To engage and empower communities to adopt and own Malaria elimination interventions by 2028.
6. To provide strengthened capacity, effective leadership and improved coordination for the planning and management of malaria elimination and prevention of re-establishment programme by 2028.