Optimizing Myanmar's community-delivered malaria volunteer model: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In parallel with the change of malaria policy from control to elimination and declines in the malaria burden in Greater Mekong Sub-region, the motivation and social role of malaria volunteers has declined. To address this public health problem, in Myanmar, the role and responsibilities of malaria volunteers have been transformed into integrated community malaria volunteers (ICMV), that includes the integration of activities for five additional diseases (dengue, lymphatic filariasis, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and leprosy) into their current activities. However, this transformation was not evidence-based and did not consider inputs of different stakeholders. Therefore, qualitative stakeholder consultations were performed to optimize future malaria volunteer models in Myanmar.

SUBMITTER: Win Han Oo 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature