Test and Treat Malaria Campaign [Flipchart]

The Test and Treat campaign supports the Uganda National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to encourage testing every fever before treating it as malaria. Treating every fever as malaria has resulted in misdiagnosis as many children continue to be treated for malaria when they do not have it. This causes resource constraints as drugs are used on non malaria cases causing stock outs and inaccessibility for those who do have malaria.

The Test and Treat campaign is aimed at empowering care-givers of children aged five and below to appreciate the importance of testing for malaria before treatment and at the onset of fever, and then to adhere to the test results and doctors’ instructions.

The campaign also targets service providers at health facilities with Interpersonal Communication (IPC) skills for supporting care-givers to appreciate testing before treatment of malaria, trust in the test results, and to manage the cases when the test results are negative. The entire communication package includes; radio spots, radio talk shows, radio drama series, bill boards, provider job aids and training manuals on IPC.

This job aid was developed to be used by any health worker who is involved in diagnosis the cause of a fever in a children 5 years and below. The flipchart should help the health worker communicate to the care-giver.

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019