The entire Nigerien population is exposed to malaria. However, pregnant women and children under 5 years of age are the most vulnerable groups and frequently develop severe malaria. The epidemiology of malaria in Niger is characterized by stable endemicity with a seasonal increase during and after the rainy season (June to December). The latest outbreak … Read more
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Niger. Over the past four years, an average of 3,800,000 presumed cases of malaria were recorded per year (equivalent to an incidence rate of 24,910 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and an annual average of 2,862 deaths (or a mortality rate of 0.25%). Malaria represents 31% of all … Read more
La Iniciativa para el Control de la Malaria en la Cuenca del Amazonas (AMI por sus siglas en inglés), apoyada por la Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), ha prestado a través de varios socios asistencia técnica para el control de la malaria en los países que comparten la cuenca del Amazonas, … Read more
According to the 2013 World Malaria Report,1 malaria incidence was reduced by about 31% and mortality rates by 49%in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region between 2000 and 2012. These substantial reductions occurred as a result of a major scale-up of vector control interventions, diagnostic testing, and treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). However, … Read more
Le PNLP se situe dans un contexte marqué par la présence de plusieurs défis : Absence de données fiables sur le nombre de cas de paludisme et la quantité d’intrants antipaludiques utilisés par les structures sanitaires; Difficultés d’estimation des besoins et de planification pour le réapprovisionnement des structures en produits; Nombreuses ruptures de stock de … Read more
This report covers the monitoring of malaria control strategies in nine Brazilian states (in Portuguese).
Shretta R, Johnson B, Smith L, Doumbia S, de Savigny D, Anupindi R, Yadav P. Costing the supply chain for delivery of ACT and RDTs in the public sector in Benin and Kenya. Malaria Journal. 2015; 14:57. Read the full article
This report estimates the cost of the Kenyan and Beninese distribution networks for artemisininbased combination therapies (ACTs) and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in the public sector. Based on this work, we created an extrapolative model to allow donors and country budget planners to quickly and effectively estimate distribution costs for country roadmaps. This model is … Read more
This bulletin is developed through a collaborative effort between the National Malaria Control Programs of the Region of the Americas, PAHO/WHO and SIAPS/USAID to facilitate sharing of information between countries in the Americas. The objectives of the bulletin are to increase awareness of stocks of antimalarial medicine, generate stock out alerts and promote exchanges and … Read more
During the past fiscal year (FY 2013), the SIAPS Guinea team and its Ministry of Health partners (National Malaria Control Program [PNLP], Central Pharmacy of Guinea [PCG], National Medicines Regulatory Authority [DNPL], Bureau for Health Strategy and Development/National Health Information System [BSD/SNIS], Regional/District Health Authorities, and health facility agents) accelerated activities related to all four … Read more
