National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Malawi: 2023 – 2030

The Malawi National Malaria Strategic Plan, 2023-2030 builds on successes and experiences during the preceding strategic period (NMSP 2017-2022) while also ensuring alignment to both already existing and emerging strategic directions. The plan has been informed particularly by the vision under the Global Technical Strategy (GTS, 2016-2030) for Malaria of a Malaria free world by 2030 to which Malawi committed. The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Agenda has also implicitly driven the framing of this strategic plan.

Strategic objectives:

1. Integrated Vector Management: To increase the proportion of population protected by at least one malaria vector control interventions from 37% in 2022 to at least 90% by 2030.
2. Malaria Case Management: To increase and sustain the proportion of suspected cases of malaria that are tested from 98% in 2022 to 100% and treat all the confirmed cases by 2030.
3. Malaria in Pregnancy: To increase the uptake of at least 3 doses of IPTp from the 2022 baseline of 56% to 80% by 2030
4. Procurement and Suppy Management: To sustain annual average stock out rate of less than 1% for all malaria first-line treatment throughout the MSP (2023- 2030) period.
5. SBC for Malaria:
   1. To increase proportion of caregivers of under-five children who take action to seek appropriate malaria treatment within 24 hours of the onset of fever from 46% to 90% by 2030
   2. To increase the proportion of the general population who use an ITN consistently from 55% (MBS 2021) to 80% by 2030
   3. To Increase the proportion of pregnant women who take IPTp 3+ during pregnancy from 56% (MBS 2021) to 80% by 2030.
6. Surveillance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Operations Research (SMEOR): To improve malaria data quality from 94% in 2022 to 99% by 2030 to ensure evidence-based program implementation, policy direction and accountability at all levels of health service delivery.
7. Malaria Programme Management: To strengthen program management to support the effective implementation of planned MSP activities from 56% to over 90% by 2030.