Health Systems Strengthening
STORIES ABOUT STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS
Researchers and Donors Collaborate to Ensure the Fight Against Malaria is Informed by Quality Data
]: Without timely and reliable data on confirmed malaria cases, it is difficult for those leading the fight against malaria to determine where and how to focus resources or measure the impact of activities. The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and African researchers have come together to assess the accuracy of malaria surveillance data so that national malaria programs have the information they need to protect populations and save lives.
Keeping Families Safe by Strengthening the Supply Chain for Critical Malaria Commodities in Rwanda
Supporting supply chain professionals with the right training and tools to do their work is helping ensure that people in Rwanda have access to the medicines and insecticide-treated nets they need to stay safe from malaria
When Malaria Control and a Cholera Outbreak Coincide: Integrating Prevention Approaches in Malawi
Responding to the cholera outbreak in Malawi—while also conducting a campaign to spray homes with insecticide to protect residents from malaria-carrying mosquitoes—required diligence and creativity by health officer Lilian Chimbayo and spray campaign managers and staff.
Malaria and COVID-19
Thanks in large part to financial support and technical guidance from PMI, our partner countries were able to continue their malaria prevention and control programs during the coronavirus pandemic. The capacity and systems PMI helped countries to strengthen to combat malaria also positioned them to better respond to COVID-19.
Learn more about PMI’s support during the pandemic
