From: Large-scale use of mosquito larval source management for malaria control in Africa: a cost analysis
Administrative level | Number of staff | Time contributed/ period employed per year | Role & responsibility | |
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Part time staff contribution to program | ||||
International | LSM expert | 1 | 5 months | Advice on technical and programme management. Capacity building, support and trouble shooting. |
National | Director NMCP | 1 | 1 week | Approval of programme, reading progress reports, signing documents, site visits. |
 | Entomologist | 1 | 1 week | Reading progress reports, technical advice, site visits. |
 | Procurement Officer | 1 | 1 week | Central procurement of larvicide and equipment |
Provincial | Malaria Control Officer | 1 | 1 week | Engagement in stakeholder meetings. Site visits with NMCP staff. |
District | Public Health Officer | 1 | 1 hour/week | Involvement in weekly management meetings. |
 | Medical Officer | 1 | 2.5 weeks | Involvement in weekly management meetings, sensitization of District health staff. |
Full time program staff | ||||
District | Program manager | 1 | 12 months | Day to day programme management, financial management. Recruiting and training Divisional Heads. |
 | Driver | 1 | 12 months | Transport of programme manager, transport of equipment and supplies |
 | Admin. assistant | 1 | 6 months | Administrative duties during intervention and for one month during pre and post intervention phase |
Division | Divisional Heads | 6 | 12 months | Field work management, quality control, adult mosquito monitoring, reporting to programme manager. Evaluation and planning subsequent year's intervention. Training of Supervisors and LCP. |
Location | Supervisors | 26 | 6 months | Recruitment and supervision of LCP, larval habitat spot checks. |
Valleys | LCP | 367 | 18 weeks | Treating breeding sites with larvicide, reporting to supervisors, collecting larvicide from divisional store. |