387 Community Health Workers Trained In Mufulira Copperbelt Zambia – Malaria Phase 2 Project
By Maudy Lwenje, Program Manager, Malaria Partners Zambia
Global Grant GG2095385 project that will train and equip 1,055 community health workers (CHWs) to provide basic health care at the household level for 550,000 people in three districts of the Copperbelt Province was launched May 17th in Mufulira, overcoming all of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are grateful for the support of more than 2,000 Rotarians that has made this day and this life-saving project possible.” said Dr. Fred Kaoma, Murulira Rotary’s primary grant contact.
Two week-long sessions of 30+ CHW trainees each began today in adjacent class areas assisted by Rotarians from the Mufulira Rotary Club and Project Manager, Ms Maudy Lwenje. The opening ceremonies were attended by dignitaries from all levels of government, the participating Rotary Clubs of Mufulira, Kalulushi and Luanshya, and Malaria Partners Zambia. Media coverage was provided by national and local TV/radio as well as newspapers. The below photos document this important milestone.
By late July, all 387 CHWs for Mufulira District will have been trained and deployed–first to the rural health posts closest to their villages for 6 weeks of supervised practice, and then to their home villages. After a five-week break for Zambia’s national elections, training will continue with 255 CHWs in Kalulushi District, followed by 413 CHWs in Luanshya District. The current schedule calls for all 1,055 CHWs to be trained and equipped by the end of the 3rd week in December 2021.
Reflections on our Malaria Work in Zambia – How we got here, where we go next
On September 8th, 2023, the Rotary International President Gordon McInally announced that Rotary and its partners World Vision and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be implementing the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge which will build on the successes of the Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia project and scale that work to 3 other countries.
Strengthening Community Case-based Surveillance for Malaria in North Bank Regions of The Gambia
Malaria Partners West Africa has been engaging with PATH and The Gambia’s Ministry of Health and National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to design a new initiative aimed at strengthening community case-based surveillance for malaria in the North Bank Regions of The Gambia.
Malaria Ends With Me
By Peter Mubanga Ng’andu – Rotaract Club of Lusaka
As a Project Management & M&E professional, I believe in data driven interventions and that’s why when an opportunity to volunteer in Data Quality Audits (DQA) emerged, I gladly took it in the spirit of service above self.