Reduced malaria burden significantly by 2012 and to contribute to achievement of the Millenium Development Goals
The program primarily pursues the following objectives: - Enhancing case management through early case detection and delivery of effective antimalarial therapies. - Utilization of an integrated approach to prevent and control malaria. - Integrating community involvement as a successful way to raise awareness on the prevention and management of malaria. - Enhancing components of the health system through capacity building and monitoring and evaluation.
Key achievements: - No of suspected malaria cases that receive parasitological tests (microscopically and RDT): 209,447 - Number of malaria cases (probable and confirmed, P.vivax and P. falciparum) receiving antimalarial treatment (including ACT): 35,927 - Number of LLINs distributed to children under five: 154,133 - Number of LLINs distributed to pregnant mothers: 23,493 - Number of houses in the target areas that were sprayed with insecticides in 2011: 15,816
