National Malaria Control Programme Strategic Plan, 2009-2015 Sierra Leone

The goal of this Strategic Plan is the scaling up for impact to reduce by 50% malaria associated morbidity and mortality from the 2002 baseline by 2015.

The specific goals are:

• By 2015, at least 80% of suspected malaria cases would be correctly diagnosed and treated at facility and community level by public and private sectors;
• By 2015, at least 80% of severe case fatality would be reduced;
• By 2015, at least 80% of pregnant women would use fully IPT;
• By 2015, at least 80% of Households would use prevention methods as LLIN, IRS, IVM,… (specially handle at least 3 LLIN );
• By 2015, at least 80% of children under five years would use prevention methods as LLIN
• By 2015, at least 80% of the pregnant women would use prevention methods as ITN, IRS, IVM,…;
• By 2015, Malaria control management will be improved and the health system would be strengthened;
• By 2015, Partnership for malaria control would be improved for sustainable reduction of malaria burden in Sierra Leone.

Source: Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019