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THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FIGHTING MALARIA has witnessed much success in the last 20 years. Malaria is no longer the leading cause of illness and death among children under five, yet multiple challenges remain in the fight. An estimated 445,000 deaths occurred in 2016, compared to 446,000 in 2015, and 91 percent of these deaths occur in Africa. Lack of community awareness about prevention and treatment, a disproportionate impact on women and children, the emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites, and the limited capacity of public and private institutions to use resources effectively make the fight against malaria difficult. Because the challenges and consequences of malaria are complex and far-reaching for individuals, communities, and health organizations, multiple paths to prevention and treatment must be followed.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) supports several key interventions to prevent, diagnose, and treat malaria:

improving treatment guidelines; institutionalizing malaria quality of care;

building capacity in supply chain management and leadership, management,

and governance; supporting training and supervision of health care

providers; supporting performance-based financing; facilitating public-

private partnerships; supporting implementation of new interventions such

as seasonal malaria chemoprevention; supporting scale-up of community

case management of malaria; supporting scale-up of expanded channels for

insecticide-treated net distribution; and supporting operations research to

identify improved malaria service delivery practices.

WHERE MSH FIGHTS MALARIAAngola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria

Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk for malaria.

Every 2 minutes malaria claims the life of one child under five.

216 million new cases of malaria worldwide were diagnosed in 2016.

91% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa.

Malaria mortality rates

fell by 32% worldwide between 2010 and 2016.

Only 54% of people at risk for malaria slept under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) in 2016.

M A L A R I A

in AngolaMSH, with funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is developing costing models for implementation and scale-up of integrated community case management (to increase access for those beyond health facilities) and for conducting a capacity assessment of and recommendations for the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP).

in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)Funded through USAID, the MSH-led Integrated Health Project Plus (IHPplus) works closely with the DRC government to strengthen the country’s health system at every level and achieve the Ministry of Health targets of saving 437,000 lives of children and mothers over five years. The project enables improved service delivery through supporting the availability of malaria commodities and facilitating training and supervision linked to malaria in pregnancy and malaria case management.

in LiberiaMSH, via the USAID-funded Collaborative Support for Health (CSH) program, provides technical assistance to the National Malaria Control Programme at the central and county levels to strengthen malaria diagnostics and case management, as well as to develop technical guidelines and training resources. This support assists the health system to meet the daily health needs of Liberians and become more resilient in the face of emergencies.

in MadagascarThrough the USAID-funded Mikolo project, MSH is assisting the National Malaria Control Programme to improve malaria surveillance, support data for decision-making, prevent malaria in pregnant women, distribute ITNs, and improve malaria case management at the facility level and community case management among more than 6,000 community health volunteers. Between 2016 and 2017, the target area has seen a 50 percent reduction in malaria cases.

in MalawiThrough the USAID-funded Organized Network of Services for Everyone’s Health (ONSE), MSH is assisting the National Malaria Control Programme to provide high quality malaria services at the facility and community levels in ten districts.

in NigeriaWith funding from the Global Fund, MSH, as a sub-recipient on the malaria grant (2018-20) is supporting quality improvement of malaria case management services, strengthening supply chain management, and improving monitoring and evaluation systems, in 13 target states. MSH is also leading capacity development of Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), as well as state-level malaria programs, and for the development and roll-out of an integration framework for malaria and reproductive and maternal and child health services.

Health Systems StrengtheningMSH HELPS COUNTRIES STRENGTHEN THEIR HEALTH SYSTEMS, which, in turn, leads to improved malaria prevention and treatment. Health systems and integrated health programs are enriched by the new resources and expansion of much-needed services that malaria activities contribute. MSH works to improve the quality of health (and malaria) services by supporting collaborative approaches, including developing accreditation standards—such as treatment guidelines—and building capacity by training district officials, health workers, and communities. For example, in Liberia, MSH assists the Ministry of Health in improving quality and performance in the health sector by setting standards and monitoring performance of health workers versus these standards.

Helping Partners Improve Quality of Malaria ServicesTHROUGH PROJECTS IN LIBERIA, MALAWI, AND NIGERIA, MSH applies quality assurance and improvement interventions to assist health facilities improve the performance of health providers to diagnose and treat malaria. These interventions include using scorecards, onsite training and supportive supervision, and digital health applications that then help health providers manage and use data gained for decision-making.

For more information about MSH’s work with malaria, contact Thomas Hall, thall@msh.org.

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Making Antimalarial Medicines AvailableMSH helps strengthen the supply chain of antimalarial medicines and malaria diagnostic materials from international markets to village health posts and private drug sellers. We support governments to successfully manage artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) through supporting drug policy design, effective procurement, and supply chain management.

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