Table 2 Major stakeholders, partners and respective responsibilities

Ministry of Health

National Malaria Control Centre (NMCC)

Plans, coordinates, monitors and evaluates activities

Provincial Health Office

Plans activities and monitors implementation

District Health Office

Provides staff, transport, mobilizes partners and conducts implementation

Medical Stores Limited

Distributes commodities

Bilateral/Multilateral Organizations

USAID, WHO, HSSP, JICA, MACEPA, IVCC, MTC

Provides logistical and technical support, conducts monitoring and evaluation

Academic/Scientific institutions

TDRC, UNZA

Provides technical support and monitoring

Ministry of Defence

Zambia Army

Provides transport and staff

Ministry of Environment

Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ)

Regulates, insecticide storage and judicious use

Ministry of Housing and local government

Local authorities (Municipal councils)

Provides staff, transport and implements interventions

Mining and Agricultural Companies

Konkola Copper Mines, Mopani Copper Mines, Kansenshi Copper Mines, Bwana Mkubwa Mine and Chambishi Mines, Nakambala Sugar Plc

Technical assistance on capacity building, provides additional workforce, supplements governments efforts by increasing coverage of interventions

Chemical Companies

AVIMA, BAYER, ECOMED, SYNGENTA, CHEMTALK, CROPPACK, Hudson Manufacturing Company

Provides stewardship, transportation, disposal of empty sachets, Technical assistance on capacity building

Collaborative public-private sector partnerships

Valent Biosciences Corporation

Supports operational research on larval source management

Social Marketing Organization

Society for Family Health

Spearheads social marketing of ITNs

Non Profit making Organization

Zambia Malaria Foundation

Coordinates ITNs distribution by NGOs

Community members

Community Health Workers

Implementation of activities