National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Sierra Leone: 2009 – 2015

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

The goal of the Sierra Leone Strategic Plan 2009 – 2015 is the scaling up for impact to reduce by 50% malaria associated morbidity and mortality from the 2002 baseline by 2015.

Goal: Malaria control programme in Sierra Leone aims to contribute to the improvement of the health by reducing the burden due to malaria.

Overall objective To reduce by 50% 2010 and 75% by 2015, mortality and morbidity due to malaria by 2015

Specific objectives are as follows:

1. To increase percentage of suspected malaria cases correctly diagnosed and treated from 30.1% to 80% by end of 2015; 
2. To reduce severe case fatality by 80% by end of 2015;
3. To increase percentage of pregnant women using IPT2 from 11.8 % to 80% by end of 2015;
4. To increase percentage of people using prevention methods as ITN, IRS, IVM,… (Specially the children under five years and the pregnant women) from 25.9 % to 80% by end of 2015;
5. To improve malaria control management and partnership including M&E