TRANS NZOIA COUNTY

Under the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), HealthRight was awarded the Partnership for Prevention and Treatment of Malaria: Malaria Communities Project (MCP) from 2009-2012. Working in five Districts (West Pokot, North Pokot, Central Pokot, Trans Nzoia East, and Marakwet), we partnered with Population Services International (PSI) and the Kenya NGO Alliance against Malaria to:

1. build the capacity of communities, local organizations, and CHWs to promote sustainable prevention and care-seeking behavior;
2. build the capacity of 21 target facilities and five District Health Management Teams to deliver appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services; and
3. strengthen systems to support long-lasting insecticide treated net (LLITN) distribution and use in the five districts to decrease malaria transmission, particularly for pregnant women and children under five.

The project substantially contributed to improving malaria prevention and treatment:

• Malaria cases decreased by 49% over three years in the five districts.
• Household ownership of at least one ITN increased from 68% to 94%.
• The percentage of children under 5 sleeping under an LLITN increased from 75% to 96%.
• The percentage of children receiving timely artemisinin combination treatment (ACT) jumped from 30% to 89%.