National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Solomon Islands: 2021 – 2025

Source(s):

Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands

Published: 01/06/2020

Based on the vision of the Solomon Islands Roadmap for Malaria Elimination, the Solomon Islands National Strategic Plan, 2021-2025 seeks to define precisely what interventions will be required, and the associated costs needed to move towards elimination.

Programme Goals:
During the period covered by this strategic plan, the overall priority will be to make the investments necessary to turn the Programme around, to return to the pre-2015 API levels and continue from there to zero cases by 2030.

By the end of 2021, elimination-ready surveillance will be fully developed and operational in at least six low-burden health zones and then expanded in phases to cover all provinces by 2025.
By 2025 the national API will be reduced to pre-2015 levels of 30 per thousand, and at least two provinces will have reached zero indigenous cases.
After the end of 2030, there will be zero indigenous cases of malaria.
By the end of 2034, the Country will be certified malaria-free.

Basic Objectives:

To maintain high LLIN coverage, increase usage, and carry out targeted IRS to bring down malaria cases in outbreak areas.
To maximise access to and utilisation of early laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and appropriate treatment for malaria.
To maximise programme impact through partnership and improved financial management.
To achieve elimination criteria in pre-elimination provinces and reach and maintain API <1/1,000 in provinces already designated for elimination (Choiseul and Isabel)
To move towards malaria elimination (in line with the Government’s commitment to national elimination by 2035.
To support the Ministry of Health in strengthening health systems nationwide.