Locally led ownership
National stewardship of health programmes is the foundation for sustainable health outcomes. Local ownership fosters accountability and alignment with national priorities — ensuring that interventions are more effective, equitable and sustainable in the long term. Malaria Consortium works alongside governments to design and implement health interventions that are tailored and responsive to local needs, sharing technical support and strengthening capacity to build self-sustaining programmes and enhance resilience.
Harmonising tools and systems
Government-led health programmes enable streamlined tools and integrated data systems, reducing fragmentation and enhancing efficiency. With better aligned resources, stronger surveillance and decisions driven by data, governments can ensure more responsive, cost-effective programmes and systems that deliver measurable impact.
In practice: In Mozambique, we have collaborated with the National Malaria Control Programme to develop the government-owned upSCALE digital app to improve community delivery of health services. The government is now harmonising the country’s community health systems, including upSCALE, into a single, integrated platform. New functionality is being added to upSCALE for nutrition and identifying under-immunised children, with plans to scale the platform nationally.
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Technical guidance to ensure autonomous systems
Embedding sustainable approaches into health systems is critical to their longevity beyond the life of a self-contained project. By sharing our technical expertise and strengthening local capacity, we support governments to develop strategies that are effective, durable and resilient to external shocks and changes.
In practice: In Chad and Ethiopia, we provided technical guidance to the ministries of health to strengthen child survival strategies targeting pneumonia. Our support facilitated government coordination and leadership in developing and operationalising action plans that could be integrated into their national health systems planning.
Costing and economic impact evaluation
In resource-limited settings, maximising impact per investment is vital. We work closely with governments and other partners to assess the economic gains and costs of interventions —establishing the most effective options that also provide the best value for money. As part of our advocacy efforts, we work with governments and other stakeholders to secure sustained funding for critical health priorities.
In practice: In Nigeria, we are evaluating the epidemiological and entomological impacts and outcomes of mass distribution campaigns of insecticide-treated nets. The findings will strengthen vector-control decisions by providing deeper insights into the intervention’s cost-effectiveness.
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