National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Malawi: 2005 – 2010

Note: A more recent NMSP is available. View it here (link).

The Malawi Malaria Strategic plan 2005 to 2010 will focus on “scaling up” of malaria control activities in the context of the Essential Healthcare Package (EHP) and sector-wide approaches. The main strategic areas that have been identified for the scale-up of malaria control activities, include, among others, Malaria Case Management, Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of pregnant women with SP and malaria prevention with special emphasis on the use of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs).

Vision: The vision for the National Malaria Control Programme is to keep all people in Malawi free from the burden of malaria.

Mission: The mission is to reduce the malaria burden to a level of no public health significance in Malawi.

Strategic Areas: For the 2005 – 2010 plan, three strategic areas have been identified for the scale-up of malaria control activities. These are:

1. Case management,
2. Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT)
3. Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITN)

Strategies: The following are the strategies that will be used in scaling up the implementation of 2005 -2010 malaria control activities.

1. Improving case management at health facilities
2. Improving community and family practices for malaria case management
3. Provision of adequate doses of SP to pregnant women
4. Scaling up of ITNs distribution and use
5. Introducing IRS in 4 selected areas
6. Effective monitoring of malaria vector control
7. Developing human resources capacities
8. Strengthening IEC and advocacy for malaria control
9. Improving communication and logistics
10. Supporting operational research and monitoring and evaluation