MENTOR Programmes in Africa
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Angola
The Angola programme was awarded the PMI/USAID – Private Sector Case management pilot study in Huambo, Angola. The project is a new step for MENTOR who are working with Novartis, the NMCP, and a marketing and branding expert to “overbrand” Coartem¨ blister packs for the private sector. It is an exciting new venture for MENTOR as its team expands in its area of expertise and operations. This complements its existing programme in Huambo Province and its ongoing work in the north of the country in Mbanza Congo..
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Central African Republic
The response to the displacement from rebel activities and banditry in the northern CAR prefectures of Ouham and Ouham Pende began in early 2008 with funding through UNF and ERF. The programme began a unique system of “malaria agents” to address access to essential health services. These area community members equipped with malaria diagnostics and treatments within the displaced communities. Each “malaria agent” is established such that a person does not require more that 5 km of travel to access essential treatment.
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Chad
The Southern Chad programme continues its third year of malaria control work under BPRM for the CAR refugees residing in Gore. The situation in Northern CAR remains volatile and the southern programme saw an influx of over 10 000 refugees in 2008.
The Eastern Chad programme has transitioned from providing direct support to the health district of Dar Sila to scaling up support to all Health and WATSAN partner agencies working in Eastern Cahd. After three years in Dar Sila its efforts saw malaria consultations drop from 22% of the health system burden in 2006 to less than 4% in 2009. With funding from OFDA and BPRM it is working with partners to replicate these achievements in all of Eastern Chad with training and support on both malaria case management and prevention.
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Kenya
The MENTOR team has been responding to emergency flooding in North Eastern Province and Western Province since 2007. Currently it is operating in Bunyala District on the shores of Lake Victoria where the flooding of the area in late 2008 saw MENTOR protecting the community with Indoor Residual Spraying and Education campaigns for both those displaced and the host communities. MENTOR’s activities will be moving back to North Eastern Province to Garissa District under a four year programme funded by Comic Relief.
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Liberia
The highly successful programme started in 2003 the Liberia Programme has now begun its new Malaria in Communities Programme in Western Liberia. A three year PMI/USAID funded programme, it will target community participation in ensuring malaria control through prevention and case management. This funding will complement another three years of funding through USAID for a national programme featuring IRS, Surveillance, and Case Management training. In the east of the country a second year of ECHO funding supports a joint Merlin / MENTOR malaria control programme in Sinoe County.
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Somalia
The MENTOR Initiative has just begun its work in Somalia supporting the partners of the Global Fund Malaria grant. The team will be building the capacity of those implementing malaria programmes by training them to give step down trainings on Emergency Preparedness and Response. At the same time they will be devising the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for the country and establishing emergency stocks for the country in the wake of potential epidemics following the predicted El Nino rains.
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