“…Malaria accounts for about 48% of all causes of morbidity followed by Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) and diarrheal diseases at 17% and 8.7% respectively (HMIS08). …”
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“…The World Bank is supporting the Southern Africa Tb and Health Systems Support Project. Malawi is one of the four participating countries and the others are Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia. …”
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“…2019 Policy Updates Addendum to the 4th Edition of the Malawi Integrated Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for Clinical HIV Services…”
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“…Consequently the Reproductive Health Unit of the Ministry of Health conducted a national EmOC assessment to identify the capacity of the health care delivery system to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and to propose an action orientated plan: hence the development of this road map. …”
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“…This policy therefore will provide guidelines, which will direct the provision of diagnostic imaging services at different levels of health care delivery system for efficient and effective management of patients which consequently will improve the health status of the Malawian population.The policy is in tandem with “Health Sector Strategic Plan II 2017-2022”(HSSP II), and National Health Policy, the goal of which is to promote the quality of life of all Malawians through the delivery of an Essential Health Package. …”
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“…The main malaria behaviours that need to be adopted and maintained by individuals, families and communities, include, among others, Malaria Case Management, Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of pregnant women with SP and malaria prevention with special emphasis on Insecticide Treated Nets/ Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs / LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS). …”
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“…The policy will also be used as a lens of continuous learning and an integral part of change in the Ministry particularly now when the Ministry is going through a number of reforms under the Sector Wide Approach. …”
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“…Revision of the 3rd edition of the MSTG started with a consultative meeting of stakeholders followed by editorial meetings and finally the approval process by members of the National Medicines and Medical Supplies Committee. …”
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“…Recognizing that addressing these weaknesses in the information age required a comprehensive computerization process, the HIS strategy recommended, as one of its strategies, to have an eHealth Strategy developed. …”
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“…This has been largely attributed to a high TB/HIV co infection. Tuberculosis is also compounded by the emergence of other complicated forms of TB such as Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), which are difficult and costly to cure thus posing a serious threat to TB control. …”
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“…The main strategic areas that have been identified for the scale-up of malaria control activities, include, among others, Malaria Case Management, Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of pregnant women with SP and malaria prevention with special emphasis on the use of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs). …”
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“…They form the basis of Community home based care v/h \BC i. CHBC provides hope to patients as they receive care in their natural strhngo. maintain independence and achieve the best possible quality of life. …”
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“…Improving the nutritional status of the people of Malawi is therefore, one of my Government’s top priorities. In order to ensure adequate nutrition in Malawi, my Government has developed the National Nutrition Policy (NNP). …”
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“…It is the desire of the Government of Malawi to have the highest possible level of health and quality of life for its citizens. Improving the health of the nation through the combined efforts of individuals, communities, organizations, our co-operating partners and the Government is therefore one of the key priorities. …”
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“…I am honoured that the Ministry of Health through the National Malaria Control Program recognized the need for consistency and coordination among partners implementing malaria behaviour change communication programs and involved them in the process of review and re-writing of this communication strategy. …”
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“…It is well known that health care provision in Malawi is highly dependent on external financing. The HSSP II has, therefore, focussed on strengthening governance of the health sector in order to improve efficiency and get the maximum out of existing resources i.e. human, financial and material. …”
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“…The current increase in the general burden of disease has resulted in increased numbers of patients to be cared for 24 hours a day by nurses and midwives. The current nurse - population ratio in the country is 1: 2300 a major gap that creates a risk to quality nursing and midwifery service delivery. …”
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“…However, inconsistent quality of care (QoC) remains a major challenge. As a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Government of Malawi recognizes that extra effort and resources need to be invested in fast-tracking improvements in QoC. …”
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