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The National Malaria Control Centre (NMCC), a department of the Zambia Department of Public Health and Research, Ministry of Health, is implementing one of the most ambitious malaria control efforts in Africa. We provide technical support and coordination for national malaria control in collaboration with a range of partners.
National Malaria Planning and 2008 Action Plan The 2008 National Malaria Action Plan is available! This plans guides the activities of malaria control throughout 2008. The previous two planning reports are available here: 2007 Action Plan and 2006 Action Plan. Contact the NMCC for more details. NMCC NewsThe Honorable Minister of Health Dr. Brian Chituwo announced major progress in Zambia's malaria control scale-up effort at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Malaria Forum on 16 October 2007. The meeting, convened in Seattle (USA) brings together many global partners for a cross-disciplinary discussion of the issues most critical to the malaria community. Read this summary of Dr. Chituwo's announcement. Zambia National Malaria Indicator Survey The 2008 National Malaria Indicator Survey is currently underway. A report on the 2006 Zambia Malaria Indicator Survey is now available. Conducted by the Ministry of Health through the NMCC, and with support from Zambia’s Roll Back Malaria partners, the survey provides an important benchmark against which to measure our progress in tackling malaria. Download report (PDF) Read more about the survey Recent peer-reviewed journal articles by NMCC staff |