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Sustaining Malaria Control

RAI 2E 2018-2020

Background, Scope & Goals


With funding from the Global Fund, PEDA is working in the Savannakhet, Sekong, and Champasak provinces, provinces with the highest susceptibility to malaria infection (strata 3), on a three year program aiming to reduce the rate of malaria transmission among vulnerable communities and ethnic minorities. The regional control aspect of this project focuses specifically in the Sekong and Champasak provinces, which have slightly lower susceptibility to malaria infection (strata 2b). The mission of the project is early malaria detection and treatment along with education and counseling within the villages through peer education. This not only helps those infected receive proper care, but also prevents the imminent spread of malaria to other villagers, thereby using treatment as a preventative measure.


Outcomes & Interventions

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  • Malaria susceptibility nationwide is mapped through case reports, and constant surveillance is maintained

  • Targeting 115 villages across ten districts

  • One Village Peer Educator (VPE) is assigned to each village to counsel and educate community about malaria prevention and treatment

  • PEDA works with provincial and district health centers to train VPEs to properly counsel villagers. VPEs collaborate with the provincial and district health centers on malaria screenings and treatment referrals

  • Mobile tests and treatment are completed with migrant and forest workers on-site

  • Specifically for regional control, a post with medical doctors is set up at forest entry points to screen migrant workers for malaria

Completed Projects

Background, Scope & Goals


Supported with funds from the Global Fund Round Seven, PEDA worked in Savannakhet and Luang Namtha provinces on a five year program, aiming to reduce the rate of malaria transmission among vulnerable communities and ethnic minorities. The focus of the project was on malaria education and referrals for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.


Outcomes & Interventions

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  • Completed baseline survey and data collection for 70 villages

  • Trained 140 Village Peer Educators (VPE)

  • VPE  reached 11,760 people through outreach activities, often visiting villagers at their homes at night because they were working in the fields during the day

  • Promoted referrals for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment for malaria

  • Developed VPE training manual, t-shirts with targeted messaging, an information card with referral information for Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT)/Artemisin-based Combination Therapy (ACT), and an educational flipchart for use by the VPE

  • Coordinated a major community event to raise malaria awareness

  • PEDA Outreach Workers provided VPE follow up support and assisted with VPE meetings

  • Coordinated annual meetings between VPEs to promote sharing of information and best practice

  • Identified gaps in insecticide treated bed net provision and drug availability

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