Madagascar

Malaria in Madagascar Malaria is endemic in 90 percent of Madagascar, but the entire population is considered to be at risk for the disease. On the East Coast, transmission is stable and perennial, and the West Coast has one long, rainy transmission season and a brief dry season. Almost one-third of the Central Highlands is above 1,500 meters elevation, where malaria transmission rarely occurs. Malaria cases and deaths reported through the national health management information system have declined over the period of 2003–2009, but malaria remains a leading cause of deaths for children under five. Following the political crisis and coup d’état in March 2009, all U.S. Government support to the current government, from the central Ministry of Health to the primary care health facility level, was suspended until a freely and fairly elected government is in place. The fiscal year (FY) 2011 Malaria Operational Plan was developed based on the assumption that normal relations will be established in the next year and current U.S. Government suspensions will end.   Read more about PMI's activities in the Madagascar Country Profile [PDF, 150KB].

Malaria Operational Plans

	A beneficiary of a universal net campaign in Madagascar carries her nets home. Source Alyssa Finlay-Vickers/PMI

The Malaria Operational Plans (MOPs) below are detailed one-year implementation plans for PMI in Madagascar. Each MOP briefly reviews the current status of malaria control and prevention policies and interventions, identifies challenges and unmet needs, and describes planned activities under PMI. These MOPs have been endorsed by the Global Malaria Coordinator and reflect collaborative discussions with national malaria control programs and partners in country.

• FY 2012 Madagascar MOP [PDF, 1.2MB]
• FY 2011 Madagascar MOP [PDF, 567KB]
  • Revised Funding Table [PDF, 42KB]
• FY 2010 Madagascar MOP [PDF, 431KB]
  • Revised Funding Table [PDF, 107KB]
• FY 2009 Madagascar MOP  [PDF, 529KB]
  
  • Revised Funding Table [PDF, 35KB]
    
• FY 2008 Madagascar MOP [PDF, 842KB]
  
  • Revised Funding Table [PDF, 130KB]

Voices from the Field

• Universal ITN Coverage Campaign in Madagascar: Progress Through Partnerships – April 2010
• Community Health Workers Provide Excellent Local Community-Based Services – April 2010
• By Foot or Canoe: Mosquito Nets Delivered in Remote Districts in Madagascar – April 2010
• Combating Malaria While Safeguarding Madagascar's Unique Environment – April 2009
• U.S. Government Contribution to Madagascar's National Malaria Control Program – June 2010
• First Person: Bednets Go Beyond Malaria Campaign – October 2006
• Mosquito Nets Save Lives in Madagascar – February 2004

Additional PMI Information

If you have questions about the PMI Madagascar program, send us an e-mail.

• PMI Fifth Annual Report, April 2011 [PDF, 5.7MB]
  
• PMI/Madagascar Contracts and Agreements
  
• USAID/Madagascar Mission
• Madagascar Ministry of Health