Malaria

Vision

The Malaria Working Group supports the increased involvement of NGOs in integrated, community-based malaria programming; promotes collaboration between NGOs and national and international partners; and addresses bottlenecks, barriers, and gaps in related programming. The Working Group provides a forum where NGOs share lessons learned and disseminate state-of-the-art information related to malaria programming in order to improve the quality of their field-based programs.

2009 Highlights

In 2009, the Malaria Working Group organized a series of technical updates through Elluminates and the CORE Group Fall and Spring Meetings to increase member and partner knowledge of community-based malaria programming advances, global directions and research. Topics included HIV/AIDS and malaria integration issues; quality assurance and supportive supervision in community case management; a collaborative approach to community-based prevention in Benin; and a review of insecticide-treated net use in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, Malaria Working Group Members helped to revise the 2009 Malaria Technical Reference Materials and other key policy and advocacy documents. Read More....

Past Highlights

Tools and Resources

Presentations, Meetings and Reports

ITPS - Malaria Control In Complex Emergencies (Elluminate recording - January 12, 2010)

Richard Allan, Director of the MENTOR Initiative, presents the revolutionary development of insecticide treated plastic sheeting (ITPS) for the dual purpose of providing shelter and vector control in emergency settings. This presents the first prospects for a practical and robust tool which could be held in regional emergency stocks and deployed amongst refugees and IDPs to rapidly ensure both emergency shelter and effective control of common insect disease vectors without the need for significant behaviour change by shelter occupants in order to achieve its protective effect. Learn the results of the latest studies and how evidence of the efficacy of ITPS as a vector control tool when used to construct temporary shelters, combined with its operational advantages and low risk usage, is now being recommended to be scaled up to meet the needs on the ground.

Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study (Elluminate recording - December 15, 2009)

Dr. Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, who is an Assistant Professor of International Health at Boston University School of Public Health, presents the Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study (ZIMMAPS), which was a cluster randomized controlled trial that aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness and feasibility of community-based management of pneumonia and malaria by community health workers (CHWs) in a rural district of Zambia. The CHWs, aided by the use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), managed malaria with ACTs and non-severe pneumonia with amoxicillin. The results were overwhelmingly positive and showed the capacity of CHWs to provide early and appropriate treatment to children under five years of age with fever and the reduction of ACT overuse.

Planning for Sustainability in Malaria Projects - Part 1 (Elluminate recording - August 13, 2009)

Planning for Sustainability in Malaria Projects - Part 2 (Elluminate recording - August 18, 2009)

Dr. Eric Sarriot and Jennifer Yourkavitch of the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) describe a framework for assessing sustainability in malaria projects and discuss how projects can incorporate this model into their programming. They also presented an example from a sustainability workshop hosted by Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, a MCP grantee, in Malawi.

Case Studies and Field Reports

Country-Level Collaborations

Kenya

Kenya NGO's Alliance Against Malaria (KeNAAM)

For additional resources, see Child Health + Development database.

Core Group

Why Community Health?