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Diagnosis of Malaria: Best practices, Issues and way forward Wellington A. Oyibo ANDI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR MALARIA DIAGNOSIS WHO/TDR Malaria Specimen Bank Site College of Medicine,University of Lagos Lagos Nigeria [email protected] 7/06/2013 1 CME_LagMoH
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  • Diagnosis of Malaria:

    Best practices, Issues

    and way forward

    Wellington A. Oyibo

    ANDI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR MALARIA DIAGNOSIS

    WHO/TDR Malaria Specimen Bank Site

    College of Medicine,University of Lagos

    Lagos – Nigeria

    [email protected]

    7/06/2013 1CME_LagMoH

  • Overview

    • Introduction

    • Malaria diagnosis – background – Best practices

    • Why parasitological diagnosis?

    • Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs)

    implementation

    • WHO/FIND’s framework for quality diagnostics

    • Conclusions

    • Acknowledgement

    7/06/2013 2CME_LagMoH

  • Introduction

    • 216 million clinical cases annually worldwide (WHO,

    2012)

    • About 650,000 deaths, mostly in children less than 5

    yrs old (WHO, 2012)

    • Reduction in malaria rates … with massive

    interventions ( 37% in children < 5yrs in facilities and 42% in communities nationally; lower prevalence in urban – rural areas/facilities in Lagos State)

    • Over-diagnosis of malaria - fever = malaria

    • Poor parasite confirmation compared with massive

    deployment of ACTs (30 – 40% in Lagos State)

    • Current malaria diagnostic realities, challenges and

    opportunities7/06/2013 3CME_LagMoH

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 4

  • Objectives

    • Highlight current best practices in malaria

    diagnosis

    • Describe opportunities in parasitological

    confirmation of suspected malaria cases in

    the context of service delivery and best

    practices

    • Elucidate misconceptions/beliefs in

    performing malaria confirmatory tests

    • Describe the Challenges and barriers to

    effective malaria testing7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 5

  • Outcome

    • Knowledge of current best practices in

    malaria diagnosis at various levels of care

    • Understanding of the opportunities in

    malaria testing and how these can be

    effectively employed in improving service

    delivery

    • Recognize misconception/beliefs and

    barriers to enhance effective malaria case

    management with diagnosis

    • Re-orientated to scale-up malaria diagnosis

    by providing access to malaria diagnosis

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 6

  • Best practices in malaria

    diagnosis

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 7

  • Defining malaria

    • Malaria is a disease caused by the obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus Plasmodium

    • It is important to differentiate clinical malaria from Plasmodium infection

    • Clinical malaria emphasizes the concomitant signs and symptoms +malaria parasite

    • Plasmodium infection is the presence of the parasite in the blood without symptoms –asymptomatic- some level of immunity

  • Etiology

    • Plasmodium falciparum (>90% of infections and most dangerous)

    • Plasmodium malariae (

  • Invasion Receptors/Ligands

    Species Host

    Receptor Merozoite

    Ligand

    P. falciparum glycophorins (sialic acid)

    EBA-175

    P. vivax, P. knowlesi

    Duffy Ag DBP

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 12

    Plasmodium falciparum

    The Machine called Plasmodium

  • Malaria Case Management Goal

    Overall Public health goal: reduction of the infectious reservoir

    Specifically

    • Early detection and prompt effective treatment to cure the infection and prevent progression to severe disease

    • Proper management of severe disease to prevent death

    • Prevention of the unset of drug resistance

    • Reduction of malaria transmission

    7/06/2013 13CME_LagMoH

  • Recognizing Malaria may no longer be as easy as “looking and touching”

    Hot body and Cold

    Hot body and irritabilityHot body, weakness and malaise

    Cold and rigorsHot body Hot body, palor and unconsciousness

    7/06/2013 14CME_LagMoH

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 15

  • Malaria Diagnosis

    • Prompt, accurate diagnosis of malaria -

    integral part of effective disease management

    • Good quality tests improves management of

    malaria, reduces unnecessary treatment with

    antimalarial medicines, and improves

    differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses

    • Malaria diagnosis –clinical criteria – symptoms

    detection of parasites in blood (parasitological or

    confirmatory diagnosis – microscopy or RDT)7/06/2013 16CME_LagMoH

  • WHO Recommendation

    • “Prompt parasitologic confirmation by

    microscopy or alternatively by rapid diagnostic

    tests (RDTs) is recommended for all patients

    suspected of malaria before treatment is

    started. Treatment solely on the basis of

    clinical suspicion should only be considered

    when a parasitological diagnosis is not

    accessible”

    WHO (2010) Malaria Case Management Guide

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 17

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 18

    Test. Treat. Track

    WHO, 2012

  • National Policy Recommendation

    National Policy on Diagnosis & Treatment

    of Malaria

    • Recommends universal parasite-based

    confirmation of fevers

    • Exemption: Severe malaria

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 19

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 20

    2011 Malaria diagnosis and treatment Guideline (FMoH, 2011)

  • Rapid diagnosis tests

    Avantages :

    Rapid and simple,

    even in remote areas.

    Disadvantages :

    Missing low parasites

    Microscopy

    Avantages :

    Simple equipement,

    rapid, low cost.

    Disadvantages:

    Subjective, Training of

    microscopists, Difficult

    Molecular methods

    Avantages :

    sensitive, better

    species discrimination.

    Disadvantages:

    High cost,

    not field-adapted

    Parasite-based Diagnosis of malaria

    7/06/2013 21CME_LagMoH

  • Malaria Microscopy Quality

    Assurance

    Provides guidance for

    National QA

    programme

    Development of

    national slide banks

    Criteria for

    accreditation of

    microscopists

    25/04/2013 Doctors discuss malaria 22

  • WHO manual on microscopy

    QAHierarchical structure•Emphasis on re-training and accreditation standards•Sustainable cross-checking (less slides)•National slide banks

    Competency

    Selection

    Training

    Assessment

    Equipment/ reagents

    Support networkSlide /results delivery

    Work environment

    Performance

    Supervisione.g. cross-checking??

    25/04/2013 23Doctors discuss malaria

  • Malaria Microscopy Quantification

    Plus system:• 1-10 parasites per 100 HPF………….

    +

    • 11-100 parasites per 100 HPF………

    ++

    • 1-10 parasites per

    HPF……………….+++

    • >10 parasites per

    HPF………………..++++

    Less accurate

    Misinterpretations

    • QuantitativeParasite count X est. WBC (8,000) = Parasite/ul

    bld

    WBC count

    Gives approximate density of parasites

    per ul of blood

    Relies on a predetermined range of WBCs

    (200 -500)

    Can only be applied on thick films

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 24

    Semi-quantitative Plus system protocol in semi-quantitative hardly followedQuantification allows accurate follow-up of parasite clearance

    Training/re-training, good quality reagents and workload of the microscopists

  • Highlights on Malaria Microscopy

    • In current malaria epidemiological realities, MP

    testing useful in patients with continued fever and

    +ve malaria HRP-2 RDT – more referrals from

    PHCs anticipated

    • Permits demonstration (detection & speciation) and

    quantification of parasites – esp. in-patients and

    children

    • High quality consumables, microscopes, and

    competency of microscopists critical

    • Low competency being addressed with capacity

    building

    • Quality Assurance frame-work being established7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 25

  • Appropriate Malaria Diagnosis for

    Developing Countries

    • Prompt & timely

    • Sensitive & Specific

    • Guide therapeutic intervention

    • Cost – effective and affordable

    • Accessible to rural & urban populations

    • Less laboratory sophistication

    • Independent of electricity

    • Easy-to-perform & interpret

    • Non-subjective

    25/04/2013 26Doctors discuss malaria

  • State-of-the-arts on Malaria Rapid

    Diagnostic Tests

    Antigen detected NOT parasites

    • Three antigens utilized:

    Histidine-Rich Protein 2 (HRPII)

    Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH)

    Aldolase

    Most RDTs are HRP-2 and pLDH

    • Immunochromatographic antigen-capture device

    7/06/2013 27CME_LagMoH

  • Mal. RDTs Contd…

    • Antibody detection (IgG, IgM, IgA) specific to

    Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale &

    P. malariae

    • Recombinant P.f & P.v Merozoite surface

    protein (MSP) antigen coated on test band

    however not too useful

    HRP-2 RDTs RECOMMENDED FOR

    PROGRAMMATIC USE IN POLICY

    7/06/2013 28CME_LagMoH

  • Histidine-Rich Protein II (HRPII)

    • Specific to P. falciparum

    • Abundant in cytoplasm & membrane of

    infected erythrocytes

    • Soluble & heat-stable antigen

    • Composed largely of histidine & Alanine

    • Stable in plasma & circulate for weeks

    after clearance of parasitaemia

    25/04/2013 29Doctors discuss malaria

  • pLDH & Aldolase

    • Rapid antigen clearance from circulation

    • P. falciparum specific & pan specific

    • Conserved major enzymes in the glycolytic pathway of Plasmodium sp

    • Abundant & soluble in parasite’s cytoplasm

    • More vulnerable to heat & humidity extremes

    • Exhibit little intra-specific polymorphism

    • Inter-species antigen variation

    • Significant quantities released at time of cell rupture & febrile episodes

    25/04/2013 30Doctors discuss malaria

  • Rapid Malaria Tests (RDTs) Use when malaria microscopy is not available:

    Health Centers and clinics without microscopy and also at OPDs and off-working hours in hospitals

    Health care providers

    Community health workers

    Private pharmacies

    Advantages:

    No equipment required

    Simplicity, requires minimal training

    Rapidity of result

    Quality assured mal RDTs available

    But: requires some training, follow-up and supervision, need to build confidence in test results

    7/06/2013 31CME_LagMoH

  • RDT Procedural Steps: Summary

  • VI. Squeeze out a drop of blood

  • TEST DESCRIPTION

    CONTROL WINDOW

    C

    TEST WINDOWT

    SAMPLE WELL (BLOOD)

    A

    BUFFER WELL

    B

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    ClinicalMicro-

    scopyRDT Clinical

    Micro-

    scopyRDT

    Referral Hospitals

    District Hospitals

    Health Centers

    Private Clinics

    Aid Posts/Volunteers

    Private Pharmacies

    Traditional Healers ?

    Households ?

    Past and FutureExpanding Parasite-based Diagnosis

    The Paradigm Shift

  • WHO/FIND Malaria specimen bank development: Laboratory Network

    7/06/2013 37CME_LagMoH

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 38

    Global Malaria Specimen Bank

  • WHO malaria RDT product testing

    Round 1-3 results

    P. falciparum

    Rnd 1 (2008) 41 productsRnd 2 (2009) 29 productsRnd 3 (2010) 50 productsRnd 4 (2011) ~50 products

    7/06/2013 39CME_LagMoH

  • Positive Control Wells (PCWs) by FIND: Quality control for health workers

    7/06/2013 40CME_LagMoH

  • Opportunities in

    parasitological confirmation of

    suspected malaria cases

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 41

  • Why parasitological diagnosis of

    malaria is necessary? (1)

    • Clinical presentation of malaria least specific

    • Causes of fever: non-serious viral infections to serious, life

    threatening conditions that require immediate, appropriate

    treatment

    • Malaria infection can co-exist with other life-threatening

    conditions e.g pneumonia

    • When managing patients, it is difficult to know if the condition

    is due to malaria or another disease solely on the basis of

    clinical presentation

    • Accurate diagnosis essential for optimal treatment to save

    lives

    • Dx more vital with successful malaria control where the

    likelihood that malaria is the cause of fever is reduced 427/06/2013 CME_LagMoH

  • Why parasitological diagnosis of

    malaria is necessary? (2)• Parasitological testing – only way to diagnose

    malaria accurately in febrile patients

    • Treatment based on diagnostic testing is good

    clinical practice and has many advantages over

    presumptive treatment of all fever episodes: Improved care of parasite +ve patients

    Identification of parasite –ve patients in whom another diagnosis must be sought and

    treated accordingly

    Avoidance of antimalarial medicine use in parasite-ve patients, which reduces side

    effects, drug interactions and selection pressure for drug resistance, potentially

    resulting in financial savings

    Better public trust in the efficacy of ACT when it is used only to treat confirmed

    malaria cases

    Better public trust in diagnosis and treatment of non-malaria causes of febrile illness

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 43

  • Manufacturer Test Company web sites Useable Specimen

    ACON Laboratories Malaria P.f. Rapid Test http://www.aconlabs.com/ Whole blood

    AmeriTek, Inc. One Step Malaria Test http://www.ameritek.org/ Whole blood

    Binax NOW Malaria P.f./P.v. http://www.binax.com/ Whole blood

    Bio-Quant, Inc One Step Malaria Test http://www.bio-quant.com/ Whole blood

    Core Diagnostics Ltd. CORE Malaria (Pf, Pf/Pv, Pan Pf) http://www.corediag.com/ Whole blood

    Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. OneStep RapiCard InstaTest http://www.rapidtest.com/ Whole blood

    DiaMed SA OptiMAL Rapid Malaria Test d i amed.com Whole blood

    Flow Inc. OptiMAL Rapid Malaria Test http://www.malariatest.com/ Whole blood

    Genix Technology Malaria (P. fal.) Ag http://www.genixtech.com/ Whole blood

    Genelabls Diagnostics Ltd. ASSURE® Malaria P.f. Rapid Test http://www.genelabs.com.sg/ Whole blood

    Global eMed, LLC Smart Strip Malaria Test http://www.globalemed.com/ Whole blood

    International Immuno-Diagnostics One-Step Malaria (PF/PV) http://www.intlimmunodiagnostics.com/ Whole blood

    Kat-Medical KAT-Quick Malaria test http://www.katmedical.com/ Whole blood

    Mega Diagnostics, Inc. MegaKwik Malaria (Pf) Card Test http://www.mega-dx.com/ Whole blood

    Orchid Biomedical Systems Paracheck Pf http://www.tulipgroup.com/Orchid/ Plasma, whole blood

    Premier Medical Corporation First Response Malaria P.f / P.v Antigen

    Strips

    http://www.premiermedcorp.com/ Whole blood

    Princeton BioMeditech Corporation BioSign Malaria http: //www.pb mc.com Whole blood

    SPAN Diagnostics ParaHIT f http://www.span.co.in/ Whole blood

    Standard Diagnostics Inc. Malaria P.f/P.v Antigen Test

    Malaria P.f/P.v Antibody Test

    http://www.standardia.com/eng_product/ Whole blood, serum

    Trinity Biotech Rapid Uni-Gold™ Malaria (Pf.) http://www.trinitybiotech.com/ Whole blood

    Vencor International Inc. DxStrip Malaria Combo http://www.vencorinternational.com/ Whole blood

    7/06/2013 44CME_LagMoH

    http://www.aconlabs.com/http://www.ameritek.org/http://www.binax.com/http://www.bio-quant.com/http://www.bio-quant.com/http://www.bio-quant.com/http://www.corediag.com/http://www.rapidtest.com/http://diamed.com/http://www.malariatest.com/http://www.genixtech.com/http://www.genelabs.com.sg/http://www.globalemed.com/http://www.intlimmunodiagnostics.com/http://www.katmedical.com/http://www.mega-dx.com/http://www.mega-dx.com/http://www.mega-dx.com/http://www.tulipgroup.com/Orchid/http://www.premiermedcorp.com/http://www.pbmc.com/http://www.span.co.in/http://www.standardia.com/eng_product/http://www.trinitybiotech.com/http://www.vencorinternational.com/

  • Malaria Test and Service delivery

    • Opportunity for improving service delivery –

    for malaria RDTs and Microscopy

    • Improvement of diagnostic system

    • Overall health system strengthening

    • Dedication to service required: How can I

    make things work in my facility? Is RDT

    testing additional and undoable work for

    me? How do I address the concerns of my

    clients and provide satisfactory services?7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 45

  • Misconceptions/beliefs and

    Challenges in malaria testing

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 46

  • Misconceptions /beliefs

    • All fevers are malaria

    • Diagnosis not necessary

    • 1-2 drops of blood from a patient is not

    helpful to do a test considering the total

    volume of blood in a patient

    • Microscopy for MP test only real tests

    • Malaria RDTs are not good (cross-reacts highly with other conditions…)

    • Cost of diagnosis/Assumption of patient’s

    inability to pay for test7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 47

  • Misconception/beliefs

    • Malaria RDTs used to test for HIV (among

    patients)

    • Malaria RDT testing not for Doctors,

    Nurses, Chews, etc - ONLY for the Lab

    (Healthcare providers says it is not their

    job)

    • Malaria RDTs not as good as Microscopy

    • Too many negative tests – RDTs not good

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 48

  • Challenges in Malaria Diagnosis

    • Over diagnosis of malaria – high reliance on clinical diagnosis of febrile illness and poor microscopy skills

    • Microscopy: Reliance on high skills, electricity, workload, waiting time for results, unavailable in remote rural areas, subjectivity, lack of QA etc

    • Detection of low density parasitaemia: false negatives

    • Poor malaria microscopy skills & reporting

    • Resistance to change by health workers

    • Lack of confidence in malaria tests

    • Poor access to diagnosis

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 49

  • Malaria Microscopy Quantification

    Plus system:• 1-10 parasites per 100 HPF………….

    +

    • 11-100 parasites per 100 HPF………

    ++

    • 1-10 parasites per

    HPF……………….+++

    • >10 parasites per

    HPF………………..++++

    Less accurate

    Misinterpretations

    • QuantitativeParasite count X est. WBC (8,000) = Parasite/ul

    bld

    WBC count

    Gives approximate density of parasites

    per ul of blood

    Relies on a predetermined range of WBCs

    (200 -500)

    Can only be applied on thick films

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 50

    Semi-quantitative Plus system protocol in semi-quantitative hardly followedQuantification allows accurate follow-up of parasite clearance

    Training/re-training, good quality reagents and workload of the microscopists

  • Some Issues with Malaria RDTs

    • Persistence of HRP II in circulation after parasite

    clearance – false positive

    • Variation in field trials but high quality RDTs now

    available

    • HRP II variation: Type A, B, & C sequenced

    • Type B is current standards of HRP II

    • HRP II deletions in some countries

    • Low pLDH stability (shelf life) and performance

    • Inability of RDTs to monitor the outcome of

    treatment7/06/2013 51CME_LagMoH

  • Other Factors

    a. Inability to read the bands by some health

    workers

    b. Co-morbidities e.g false +ve with rheumatoid

    factor (very, very low and insignificant)

    c. Poor knowledge of mechanism of action by

    health workers

    d. Aberrant use of expired RDTs

    e. Poor or lack of illustrative pictorials on RDTs’

    use

    7/06/2013 52CME_LagMoH

  • Field evaluation of Blood transfer devices:Blood transfer devices

    – Challenges with blood transfer devices– Improvement of blood transfer devices (accuracy, safety,

    and ease-of-use).

    UgandaNigeriaPhilippines

    Heidi Hopkins et al., (2011). Blood transfer devices for malaria rapid diagnostic tests: evaluation of accuracy, safety and ease of use. Malaria Journal 2011, 10:30 25/04/2013 53Doctors discuss malaria

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 54

    2011 Malaria diagnosis and treatment Guideline (FMoH, 2011)

  • 7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 55

  • Moving forward – Making

    progress: Expectations and

    deliverables

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 56

  • Current Malaria Realities

    Health Workers/Patients

    • High malaria negative tests

    • More follow-up required for

    RDT –ve patients

    • Counseling of Patients on

    withholding antimalarials

    • Low testing in facilities

    • Behavioural

    modification/reorientation/tr

    aining

    • Low patient education on

    tests

    Diagnostic Tools

    • Growing improvement in

    testing and provision of

    tools/commodities

    • Quality of tests and

    reagents need to be

    sustained

    • Superior tests – case

    management, monitoring

    interventions, tracking

    resurgence…

    • Development of Quality

    Assurance in-country at

    all levels7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 57

  • Global picture

    • WHO global policy of universal parasite-based diagnosis before treatment

    – Long accepted in Asia and South America

    – Now policy in nearly all endemic African countries

    • Increased availability of operational funds

    • Poor quality global data on malaria transmission

    • ACT as first-line therapy: higher cost of treatment, and imperative to preserve efficacy

    • Demonstration that RDT use can reduce ACT consumption safely in wide scale use

    7/06/2013 58CME_LagMoH

  • Picture from the field

    • High performing malaria RDTs in field trials (90 -98%

    sensitivity and specificity among good RDTs)

    • Diagnosis before treatment still poor

    • Most RDTs (and microscopy) results are parasite-negative

    • Growing capacity of Microscopists to detect malaria

    • Rapidly-declining prevalence in many areas: large regions

    of low and patchy transmission, with risk of re-emergence

    (need to sustain gains, and invest more)

    • Drive to Elimination of malaria in low-transmission regions

    • Diagnostic commodities yet to match antimalarial medicine

    deployment

    7/06/2013 59CME_LagMoH

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  • Diagnostic options in the pipeline

    • Magneto-optical biosensors for malaria Test

    (MOT) - targets haemozoin in vivo?

    • Urine tests?

    • Maliva: a malaria-detecting gum that could offer

    cheap, new way to diagnose or monitor

    diseases?

    • Mobile microscopy (hand-held digital

    microscopes/cameras)?

    • LAMP: Loop mediated isothermal pcr (current

    testing shows over 95% sensitivity)• Equivalent capacity with current best-performing RDTs will prove their

    usefulness7/06/2013 61CME_LagMoH

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    Population screening and LAMP

    Interspecies variability(GC-2) (GC-2) (GC-2) (GC-1) (GC-1) (GC-3)

    Primers amplifying Plasmodium mitochondrial DNA

    Development underway of Loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP) that detects 1-6 parasites /l with minimal sample processing that requires no sophisticated equipment and can be read with the naked eye (FIND, Eiken).2013 report shows over 98% sensitivity

    (+)(-)

    In areas with low-transmission, a large proportion of patients with malaria are likely to have less than the 100 p/ml detected by RDTs.

    Moving to population screening tests

    15/07/201110th NMCP Best Practices Sharing

    Workshop 13 - 15 July, 2011

  • Summary: Parasite-based diagnosis and ACT

    If no parasite-based diagnosis:

    – Most recipients of ACT will not have malaria

    – Patients with non-malarial febrile illness will receive wrong or late treatment

    – Malaria incidence rates will be unavailable• (Poor resource allocation, poor planning, no elimination)

    However, delaying ACT raises malaria mortality:

    – Improving access to ACT is essential, should not be delayed

    Diagnosis needs to catch up to treatment.

    7/06/2013 63CME_LagMoH

  • What facilities should do

    • Get acquainted with current guideline & Review

    malaria case-management SOPs

    • Scale-up prompt and quality assured diagnosis

    • Provide access to Testing: Use quality-assured

    Diagnosis & ACTs – AVOID STOCK-OUT!!!

    • Re-orientation of health workers

    • Test request should go beyond etiology given high

    rates of non-malarial fevers

    • Expand platform to conduct supplementary tests e.g

    FBC/differentials in the context of fever diagnosis

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 64

  • In facilities…

    • Effectively communicate reasons for malaria testing to

    patients at consultation and blood draw

    • Organize seamless ways for prompt testing especially

    with malaria RDTs at OPDs

    • Shorten turn-around time and make results available –

    engagement and planning critical

    • Procure quality RDTs and consumables for MP testing

    • Monitoring/evaluation and review outcomes of fever

    management – creating own evidence

    • Keep accurate data and frequently analyze for trends

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 65

  • What institutions can do

    • Research and innovation on malaria

    diagnostics, drugs and vaccines

    • Malaria surveillance

    • Capacity building for health workers

    • Other support for malaria control

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 66

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    ClinicalMicro-

    scopyRDT Clinical

    Micro-

    scopyRDT

    Referral Hospitals

    District Hospitals

    Health Centers

    Private Clinics

    Aid Posts/Volunteers

    Private Pharmacies

    Traditional Healers ?

    Households ?

    Past and FutureExpanding Parasite-based Diagnosis

    The Paradigm Shift

  • Closing Messages

    • Quality assured RDTs as good as expert microscopists

    • RDTs supplied by Government in Nigeria are among the

    very best available globally

    • Malaria microscopists are being trained for improvement

    • Trust your test results and use it to guide antimalarial

    prescriptions

    • Refer patients to facilities where lab tests can be done

    • Malaria testing done in the overall fever context - don’t

    close your eyes and insist that it must be malaria – many

    other causes of fevers – life threatening ones can be

    neglected in the process

    • Testing for malaria and withholding antimalarials will

    require follow up but do it

    • Document evidence – keep accurate records and analyze7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 68

  • Conclusion

    • Prompt and accurate malaria diagnosis is key to effective malaria case management – reorientation imperative

    • High quality RDTs are available for prompt diagnosis

    • Parasitological confirmation of malaria still low –scaling up diagnosis to meet national target of 80% is critical

    • Dealing with misconceptions and barriers critical to effective and sustainable malaria diagnosis

    • Routine monitoring of efficacy of antimalarial medicines dependent on the institutionalization of an effective and efficient malaria diagnostic system

    • PCWs by FIND – a useful tool for RDT QA in the field7/06/2013 69CME_LagMoH

  • Remember, without diagnosis,

    medicine is blind!

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 70

  • Malaria diagnostic activities at University of Lagos

    Microscopy and RDT Training Certification of MicroscopistsSlide-Banking External QA QA of RDTs (in-country lot testing, field testing, post-purchaseMalaria Indicator Surveys in communities7/06/2013 71CME_LagMoH

  • Acknowledgement

    • WHO/TDR (Geneva)

    • WHO/AFRO/Nigeria

    • Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Switzerland

    • NMCP (Nigeria)

    • Society for Family Health; SuNMAP

    • NIMR

    • LagMoH

    • EQA programmes in South Africa & Oman

    • WHO (Western Pacific) & Philippines MoH

    • Dedicated staff

    • College of Medicine University of Lagos/LUTH

    • Malaria Consortium/DFID, UK

    • USAID/MAPS7/06/2013 72CME_LagMoH

  • Thanks for your attention!

    7/06/2013 CME_LagMoH 73


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