“…Malawi context and objectives of the Infection Control and Waste Management Plan Malawi, one of the sub-Saharan countries, continues to face high prevalence rates of preventable diseases such as HIV and TB1. …”
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“…The transition from Millennium Development Goals to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals within the context of Universal Health Coverage have emphasis on measurement and accountability which can only be achieved through a vibrant National Health Information System aligned to the Five-Point Call to Action in Measurement and Accountability for Results in Health endorsed at the Washington Summit of June 2015. However, our existing Health Information Systems are unnecessarily fragmented and are not capable of generating quality information at the time they are needed. …”
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“…HSSP II development started at an opportune time when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had just ended and the Sustainable Development Goals were launched. …”
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“…This NCHS is intended to play an expansive role in ensuring that health services are accessible and patient-centred to achieve significant impact not just over the course of the next five years, but for a generation. …”
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“…As an area of focus within the MGDS II, the health sub-theme (comprising of Public Health, Sanitation, Malaria, and HIV and AIDS Management) was recognized and espoused as one of the nine key priority areas. …”
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“…Southern Africa also has some of the highest TB/HIV co-infection rates in the world, which is tricky to treat; and there is an increasing threat of the Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) to the sub-region’s health and development gains. In addition the region faces the challenges of a disease burden tied to movement within and across borders among miners. …”
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“…Over the period of the previous Malaria Strategic Plan (MSP) 2005-2010, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and its partners achieved significant improvements in addressing this dread disease, which has challenged not only the lives of our citizens but also the economic development of Malawi as a nation. As just one example, in the last two years, the government and its partners distributed 3.7 million long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) for prevention. …”
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