Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project

Problem Statement

Malaria is a major public health problem in India, especially in rural/tribal areas of India. India contributes ~80% of malaria cases in SEAR countries.

Programme Description

MEDP is a first-of-its-kind PPP with a goal to eliminate malaria from 1233 villages of Mandla district and use the lessons learnt for rest of country:

• Deployment of Field workers: Signing of the 3-party agreement between FDEC, Govt of MP and ICMR done on followed by operational planning, recruitments and trainings. FDEC India has deployed its 260 field workers – Malaria Field Coordinators (MFCs) and Village Malaria Workers (VMWs).
• Capacity building & Other Activities: Needs-assessment of 220 ASHAs was done for followed by training of all 1200+ ASHAs of Mandla. Track, Test, Treat, and again Track (T4) for active surveillance and case management.
• Supportive supervision: 3.8 lakh of Long-lasting Insecticide treated bed Nets (LLIN) were distributed in the community and routine of Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) activities were supervised by MEDP Mandla. From District authorities (District Magistrate, Chief Medical Officer, District Malaria Officer etc.) to National authorities (DG ICMR, Directorate of NVBDCP, Directorate of Health Services etc.) are being communicated with the data and are involved in regular discussions.

IEC/BCC Field staff is trained by experts from ICMR, NIRTH and GoMP.

MEDP is assisting the state government in organizing the large-scale RAHAT rotary camp in Mandla district and developing a mobile surveillance tool by the name of SOCH - Solutions for Community Healthworkers.

Programme Outcomes

From September 2017 to September 2019, tested 2,68,543 fever cases, treated 509 malaria cases, and demonstrated 83% reduction in indigenous cases in the entire district and 90% reduction in three blocks with highest burden of malaria. The project has also developed a National Model of Malaria Elimination based upon the learnings from MEDP and can be used as roadmap for malaria elimination efforts of Madhya Pradesh and India.

Implementation Partners

Government of Madhya Pradesh, ICMR & Research and Foundation for Disease Elimination and Control of India.

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