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Malaria interventions coverage
| Indicator |
2000-2001 |
2004-2005 |
2006 |
| % of households with at least one mosquito net of any type |
12.8 |
26.0 |
34.3 |
| % of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) |
- |
- |
15.9 |
| % of chidlren under five years of age sleeping under any type of mosquito net |
7.3 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
| % of children under five years of age sleeping under an insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN) |
0 |
- |
9.7 |
| % children under five years of age with fever receiving any anti-malarial medicines |
27.7 |
- |
61.8 |
| % children under five years of age with fever receiving any anti-malarial medicines promptly (within 24 hours) |
7.3 |
- |
10 |
| % of women who received IPT (treatment with at least 2 doses of SP/Fansidar) during pregnancy |
- |
- |
17.0 |
| % of pregnant women aged 15-49 years sleeping under an ITN |
1.0 |
- |
10.0 |
| % of pregnant women age 15-49 who slept under a mosquito net the night before the interview |
6.6 |
- |
24.5 |
| % of pregnant women age 15-49 who slept under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) the night before the interview |
- |
- |
10.1 |
Source: DHS 2000-01; AIS 2004-05; DHS 2006
- I. Epidemiological background
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| Parasite (Plasmodium) types |
The main parasite is Plasmodium falciparum. |
| Main vector (mosquito) types |
An. Arabiensis, An. Funestus, An. Gambiae, An. Coustani, An. Paludis, An. Nili, An. Brohieri, An. Pharoensis, An. Hargreavesi, An. Hancocki, An. Bwambae, An. Quadriannulatus |
| Total population |
29,377,764 (2008) |
| Population at risk |
29,377,764 (2008) |
| ~ 100% of the Population lives in areas at risk of malaria. |
| Pregnant women at risk of malaria |
1,468,888 (2006) |
| Children under five at risk of malaria |
6,022,442 (2008) |
| Reported malaria episodes |
8,400,000 (2006) |
| Malaria deaths (all ages) |
110,000 (2004 |
| Infant mortality (per 1000) |
137 ( 2006) |
- II. Current Policy and Strategy
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Primary interventions:
- III. Primary interventions
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[+] ITNs
- IV. Challenges and Priority support needs (2008 - 2010)
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Challenges
- Inadequate Resources: Human resources at all levels Inadequate Financial resources
- Delayed commodity procurements
- Weak health systems / HMIS difficult to measure impact (M&E)
- Weak diagnostic services
To overcome the challenges:
- Training on M&E
- Strengthening Diagnostics and use of RDTs
- Strengthening malaria private –public partnership to coordinate activities
- Review strategies for attracting and retaining human resources
- Develop Global Fund round 8 proposal
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Support needs (TA and Finance)
- Support for development of PSM plan
- Support for development of M&E plan
- Support for development of management system/structures
- Support for training laboratory technicians
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- V. Key RBM Partners in Uganda
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- WHO
- UNICEF
- WORLD BANK
- PMI
- USAID
- DFID
- IRISH AID
- Italian corporation
- JICA
- NGOs: MACIS, PSI, Malaria Consortium, UPHOLD, AFFORD, AMREF, HCP, RTI
- CBOs
- Private Companies
Source: NMCP Uganda
For questions, contact Ms Nadia Lasri, RBM Partnership facilitation
Dr J. Banda, RBM Partnership facilitation Coordinator,
Dr J.B. Rwakimari, National Malaria Control Programme Manager
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