Table 3 Implementation of the 1-3-7 strategy for malaria elimination
| 1-3-7 strategy | Activities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case notification (within 1 day) | Confirmed malaria cases | ||||||
| Area classification | Active foci (A1) | Residual non-active foci (A2) | Receptive foci (B1) | Non-receptive foci (B2) | |||
| Case investigation and classification (within 3 days) | Indigenous/Imported | Indigenous/Imported | Imported | Indigenous | Imported | ||
| Foci investigation and response (7 days) | Surveillance |
RACD 50 people/10 HHs 1–2 km PACD (2 rounds/year) Foci investigation (persistent indigenous cases) |
RACD 50 people/10 HHs 1–2 km PACD (1 round/year) Foci investigation (if an indigenous index case is reported) |
RACD 50 people/10 HHs 1–2 km Re-investigation and confirmation |
RACD in whole village and cluster screening Re-investigation and confirmation Foci investigation Confirm new focus | Continue surveillance | |
| Diagnosis |
Communitya (RDT/Microscopy) Public health facilityb (Microscopy) |
Community (RDT/Microscopy) Public health facility (Microscopy) | Public health facility (Microscopy) |
Community (RDT/Microscopy) Public health facility (Microscopy) | Hospitals (Microscopy) | ||
| Treatment and follow-up |
Supervised treatment Case follow-upc |
Supervised treatment Case follow-up |
Supervised treatment Case follow-up |
Supervised treatment Case follow-up |
Supervised treatment Case follow-up | ||
| Vector control |
Vector survey ITNs or IRS (90% coverage) LLIN (1 per 2 persons) |
Vector survey ITNs or IRS (90% coverage) LLIN (1 per 2 persons) | Vector survey |
Vector survey ITNs or IRS (90% coverage) LLIN (1 per 2 persons) | |||