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Table 3 Summary of activities provided by key stakeholders involved in the policy updating process for intermittent preventative treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) for malaria in Malawi

From: Changing the policy for intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine during pregnancy in Malawi

Stakeholder

Main responsibility

Role in policy change

NMCP

Development of malaria policies, and implementation of malaria programs

Drafting of guidelines, leading the process, and finalization of guidelines

RHD

Implementation of reproductive health services in the MOH

Drafting of the guidelines, and policy implementation

SSDI-services

Effective integration and delivery of quality services under the Malawi Essential Health Package (EHP), and to strengthen the national health system in line with the National Health Sector Strategic Plan for 2011–2016

Coordination of activities, drafting of guidelines, finalizing, printing, dissemination of guidelines, and training of health workers

WHO

Provision of technical advice and recommendation

Overseeing of the whole process in accordance to WHO recommendations

PMI/USAID

Provision of technical and financial support for the NMCP

Provided financial support for all activities and provided technical advice

NMAC

Provide expert opinion to the NMCP in policy and programme development

Vetting and final approval of the guidelines

Malaria Care

Provision of malaria diagnostic and treatment services

Training of health workers

CHAI

Strengthening of integrated health systems

Revision of case management guidelines, training of health workers

Malaria researchers

Conducting malaria research to provide evidence and guide policy formulation

Provided technical review of evidence and guidelines

  1. NMCP National Malaria Control Programme, RHD Reproductive Health Directorate, SSDI support for service delivery integration, PMI President’s Malaria Initiative, USAID United States Agency for International Development, NMAC National Malaria Advisory Committee, CHAI Clinton Health Access Initiative, MOH Ministry of Health, WHO World Health Organization