Field-based evaluation of malaria outbreak detection and response in Mudzi and Goromonzi districts, Zimbabwe – 2017

Impact of COVID-19 on Malaria Elimination: Juxtaposing Indoor Residual Spraying and Mobile Phones in Buhera Rural District, Zimbabwe

“…Sprayed Rooms from 2015-2019 Figure 3 Zimbabwe's malaria outbreak detection and response surveillance system reporting structure [2] Figure 4 Malaria hotspots areas and distribution. Note: The designations employed and the presentation of the material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Research Square concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.…”

“…In sub-Saharan Africa countries including Zimbabwe, malaria dominates public health problems ahead of other diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), human immunode ciency virus infection and acquired immune de ciency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) [2]. Zimbabwe is one of the member states of Elimination 8, a malaria strategic policy which aims to eliminate malaria in Southern African Development Community (SADC), through cross-border initiatives and coordinated and synchronized malaria control programmes [3].…”

“…Subsequently, Zimbabwe's health system adopted the monthly reporting system, Tally system, rapid disease noti cation system (RDNS) and Weekly Disease Surveillance System (WDSS) to disseminate health information. However, these systems were not completely fully functional in some areas [2]. For example, [15] highlighted that sending health data from district health facility to the national level using Tally system would take up to a month, thereby, affecting timely surveillance, monitoring and reporting.…”

Impact of COVID-19 on Malaria Elimination: Juxtaposing Indoor Residual Spraying and Mobile Phones in Buhera Rural District, Zimbabwe

“…The necessity for robust, effective and provision of health information systems, disease prevention, monitoring and control strategies and collaborative efforts with different stakeholders as part of a strategic response to malaria and other communicable diseases pandemics was inevitable. Subsequently, Zimbabwe's health system adopted monthly reporting system, Tally system, rapid disease noti cation system (RDNS) and Weekly Disease Surveillance System (WDSS) to disseminate health information, however, these systems not completely fully functional in some areas [2]. For example, [30] highlighted that sending health data from district health facility to the national level using Tally system would take up a month, thereby, affecting the timeless of surveillance, monitoring and reporting.…”

“…The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) was set up in Zimbabwe under the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), with the responsibility of developing national malaria control, polices, guidelines, resource mobilization and partnership coordination, and standard operational procedures; monitoring national malaria trends, and providing malaria technical guidance to provinces as well as districts. According to [2,31], Zimbabwe has more than 1,780 health facilities strategically placed within a 10-km radius in villages and urban suburbs. These health facilities include clinics, and hospitals in both rural and urban areas in provinces, districts and wards.…”