Evaluating a community engagement model for malaria elimination in Haiti: lessons from the community health council project (2019-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community engagement (CE) plays a critical role in malaria control and elimination. CE approaches vary substantially, with more participatory programmes requiring higher levels of adaptive management. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a volunteer-based CE programme developed in Haiti in 2018. The approach was based on local leaders organizing and implementing monthly anti-malaria activities in their communities, and was implemented as part of Malaria Zero Consortium activities.

Methods

This programme evaluation draws on quantitative and qualitative data collected from 23 Community Health Councils (CHCs) over a two-year period (2019-2021) in Grand'Anse department, a malaria hotspot region in Haiti.

Results

Monthly monitoring data showed that 100% of

SUBMITTER: Bardosh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature