Diagnosis and Treatment
Finding and fighting fevers
PMI supports the expansion and strengthening of diagnostic testing for malaria to ensure that all patients with malaria are properly identified and receive a quality-assured medicine in health facilities and at the community level.
This approach ensures not only that only confirmed malaria cases receive treatment for malaria, but also facilitates the detection and appropriate treatment of other treatable causes of fever.
PMI’s comprehensive support of effective case management includes:
- development of updated diagnosis and treatment policies, guidelines and training and supervision materials
- procurement and distribution of essential commodities and equipment, including microscopes, rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapies
- support for strengthening of pharmaceutical and supply chain management systems
- training and supervision of health workers at all levels of the health system, including at community level
- support for quality assurance systems for diagnostic testing and antimalarial drug efficacy monitoring
- development and implementation of behavior change interventions
- support of operational research to evaluate and improve diagnostic and treatment interventions
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