POPLINE Document Number: 266698
Author(s):
de Silva AV
Passaperuma BH
Davidson G
Cowper L
Hays CW
Muir DA
Rashid KM
Chakrabarti SC
Abeykoon AT
Mahroof PM
Source citation:
[Unpublished] 1983. 71 p.
Abstract:
An evaluation of the Sri Lanka Anti-Malaria Campaign (AMC) program is presented. It begins with a review of the findings and recommendations made by the previous evaluation team in 1982; issues covered include: 1) case detection and treatment, including the establishment of voluntary treatment centers, the training of family health workers (FHWs), and treatment of fever cases; 2) program planning; 3) field applied research; 4) supervision; 5) logistics, including the storage of insecticides and the condition of spray equipment; 6) safety precautions; and 7) community participation. These issues are dealt with in the present assessment as well. An epidemiological and entomological review describes the area of parasitic infestation and rate of contagion. Various management and operational components are then summarized, including: spray operations, surveillance, funding, transport, data management, supply (of drugs), storage, and networks. Health education needs are briefly discussed. Research and training operations occupies the next section of the study, including an analysis of the impact of larvivorous fish on malaria vector density. Other anti-malarial projects are described, and the operational objectives of one of them, the Sarvodava-Oxfam-Anti-Malaria Campaign project, is outlined. A summary of community participation programs follows, and the evaluation concludes with a number of recommendations. Appendixes provide data on blood smears by month and health division; epidemiological situation; laboratory performance; fiscal position; AMC budget; transport position; supply position; terms of reference for 1st evaluation; and personnel, including team composition.
Keywords:
Parasitic DiseasesIndex page
Parasite Control
Evaluation
Epidemiologic Methods
Program Activities
Research Methodology
Program Development
Community Participation
Health Services Administration
Rural Health Services
Sri Lanka
Program Evaluation
Evaluation Report
Prevention and Control
Field Workers
Volunteers and Voluntarism
Training Activities
Health Education
Expenditures
Diseases
Public Health
Health
Programs
Organization and Administration
Management
Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Health Personnel
Training Programs
Education
Financial Activities
Economic Factors