Project dates: January 2012 – September 2017
End of Project Report: Amazon Malaria Initiative
Archive AMI
Lessons Learned: Technical Assistance for the Supply of Antimalarial Medicines in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI) is an association of technical assistance organizations and Latin American and Caribbean countries, financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that supports the control and eventual elimination of malaria in the region. Since 2002, several projects implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) have been part of … Read more
Strengthening Systems to Fight Malaria in Guatemala
To achieve the objective of eliminating malaria in Guatemala, timely access to appropriate treatment is a key strategy for the Ministry of Health. One of the mainstays of this strategy is the network of community volunteers who provide diagnosis and treatment for malaria in their communities. After an assessment identifying weaknesses in the management of … Read more
Proposta de intervenção para melhorar o acesso ao diagnóstico e ao tratamento de malária em áreas de garimpo no estado do Pará, Brasil
O presente relatório objetiva descrever as ações desenvolvidas no município de Itaituba, sudoeste do estado do Pará, que buscam promover o acesso ao diagnóstico e ao uso de medicamentos em áreas de garimpo. Disclaimer: These documents have been finalized in collaboration with country partners and have not been reviewed by SIAPS Program editorial staff
Regional Bulletin for the Availability of Antimalarial Medicines: Third Quarter 2015
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
Propuesta de Plan de Implementación del Esquema de Tratamiento para Malaria no Complicada por P. falciparum Basado en Medicamentos Combinados a Dosis Fija
En 2001 el Perú fue el primer país en las Américas que adoptó la Terapia de Combinación con Artemisininas (TCA) como tratamiento de primera línea para malaria no complicada por P. falciparum, estableciendo el uso de dos esquemas: Artesunato + Sulfadoxina/pirimetamina (para la Costa Norte) y Artesunato + Mefloquina (para la Amazonía). En los últimos … Read more
Informe técnico: Evaluación de la situación de la gestión del suministro de medicamentos antimaláricos en los países miembros de la Iniciativa para el Control de la Malaria en la Cuenca del Amazonas
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
Decentralized technical assistance from the Amazon Malaria Initiative improves antimalarial supply management in Loreto, Peru
The region of Loreto, in northeastern Peru, is the country’s largest. Traversing the region is a vast network of rivers that empty into the Amazon River Basin. Loreto is home to just over 1 million inhabitants,[ii] some 45% of whom reside in rural areas characterized by low population density. Poverty and illiteracy (35% and 6%, … Read more
Malaria PMI Quarterly Updates October-December 2014
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
Regional bulletin for the availability of antimalarial medicines: Third Quarter 2014
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
