National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Uganda: 2014 – 2020

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

The main theme for this Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategic Plan (UMRSP) 2014 – 2020 is “Accelerated nationwide scale up to achieve universal coverage of cost effective malaria prevention and treatment interventions”.

The purpose of the Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategic Plan UMRSP 2014 – 2020 is to provide a common framework for all stakeholders to accelerate nationwide scale up of evidenced‐led malaria reduction interventions by the government, its development partners, the private sector and all stakeholders. It stipulates the priority interventions, the strategic re-orientations and the investments required for achieving the goals and targets.

Vision: The vision is to have a “malaria free Uganda”.

Mission: The mission of the Ministry of Health‟s National Malaria Control Programme is to provide quality assured services for malaria prevention and treatment to all people in Uganda.

Goals:

1. By 2020, reduce annual malaria deaths from the 2013 levels to near zero1
2. By 2020, reduce malaria morbidity to 30 cases per 1000 population2
3. By 2020, reduce the malaria parasite prevalence to less than 7%3

Strategic Objectives

The following objectives will lead to the achievement of the above goals:

1. By 2017, achieve and sustain protection of at least 85% of the population at risk through recommended malaria prevention measures;
2. By 2018, achieve and sustain at least 90% of malaria cases in the public and private sectors and community level receive prompt treatment according to national guidelines;
3. By 2017, at least 85% of the population practices correct malaria prevention and management measures;
4. By 2016, the programme is able to manage and coordinate multi-sectoral malaria reduction efforts at all levels;
5. By 2017, all health facilities and District Health Offices report routinely and timely on malaria programme performance;
6. By 2017, all malaria epidemic prone districts have the capacity for epidemic preparedness and response.

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