National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of South Africa: 2019 – 2023

The National Department of Health (NDOH) presents this Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan 2019-2023 for the Republic of South Africa. The strategy comes at an important time as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state have recently renewed the commitment to eliminate malaria in Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa by 2020 and in the whole SADC region by 2030, with the target of zero local malaria cases and deaths. 

Vision: A malaria-free South Africa.
Achieving a malaria-free South Africa will contribute greatly towards “a long and healthy life for all South Africans.” The constitution of South Africa grants everyone in the country access to health services, enabling any individual to be appropriately tested and treated for malaria, including travellers and migrants to South Africa.

Goal: The goal of the National Malaria Elimination Strategic plan for South Africa is to achieve zero local malaria transmission in South Africa by the year 2023.

Strategic Objectives
This plan has identified five key objectives to achieve the above-mentioned goal:

1. Provide effective management, leadership and coordination for the optimal implementation of malaria elimination interventions at all levels by 2020.
2. Strengthen and sustain the surveillance system so that 100% of malaria cases are reported into the Malaria Information System (MIS) within 24 hours by 2020.
3. Ensure that 90% of the population affected by malaria receives information education communication (IEC) messaging by 2023.
4. Protect all populations at risk to achieve at least 95% coverage with key vector suppression strategies and interventions for the period 2019-2023.
5. Ensure universal access to diagnosis and treatment in endemic and non-endemic areas according to national guidelines for the period 2019-2023.