Child Health Project-Community-based Malaria Prevention and Treatment
Project / Program Summary

Sector:	Health and Nutrition
Title:	Child Health Project -- Community-based Malaria Prevention and Treatment
Donor:	UNICEF
Beneficiary country:	ZAMBIA
Implementing agency:	UNICEF and Government
Partners:	World Health Organization, World Bank, community organizations
Duration:	1997-2001
Starting date:	1997
Project budget:	US$16 million
Type of cooperation:	Technical support to training in malaria case
Type of co-operation:	Provision of supplies for prevention strategies (bednets, booklets for health education, logistics.)

Acceleration of community-based malaria prevention, through a strategy of local capacity building, community awareness and participation.

Objectives
- Improving community awareness and participation in a community-based malaria control initiative;
- Improving health facility capacity in diagnosis, treatment and referral of malaria cases;
- Reducing malaria incidence rate by 5% annually.
Activities:
- Rapid assessment for targeted sites;
- Implementation of a pilot project of community-based malaria prevention and control;
- Training of health staff in case management;
- Monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of results;
- Health education and social marketing.

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