National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Sierra Leone: 2016 – 2020

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

This Sierra Leone Malaria Control Strategic Plan (MSP) 2016-2020 focuses on universal coverage access of malaria control interventions and calls for scaling up of these interventions. It calls for scaling up of these known cost-effective interventions for impact. As such, resources will be mobilised towards achieving the set goal, which should go a long way in ensuring that the country meets the target for the Action and Investment to defeat Malaria 201-2020(AIM) and the WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria share the timeframe of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Vision: The vision is to have an “Access to malaria control interventions for all”
Every Sierra Leonean has the right to access highly effective malaria preventative and curative services delivered as close to the households as possible through a “functional resilient national health system that delivers safe, efficient and high quality health care services that are accessible, affordable and equitable to all Sierra Leoneans.

Mission: To direct and coordinate efforts towards a malaria-free Sierra Leone through effective partnerships.

Goal: By 2020, reduce malaria morbidity and mortality by at least 40% compared with 2015.

Objectives: To achieve the above goal, the following objectives have been identified:-

• Objective 1a: All suspected malaria cases should have access to confirmatory diagnosis
• Objective 1b: All malaria cases to receive effective treatment.
• Objective 2a: Provide access to 100% of the population at risk with preventive measures by 2017
• Objective 2b: To protect at least 80 % of pregnant women and children under one year with IPT3 by 2020
• Objective 3: To provide knowledge to the population such that at least 80% of the population practices malaria prevention and treatment measures by 2018.
• Objective 4: By 2020, at least 95% of health facilities report routinely on malaria programme performance.
• Objective 5: By 2020, maintain and strengthen capacity for program management, coordination and partnership to achieve malaria programme performance at all levels.