The division of Uganda's Ministry of Health responsible for steering the country's response to malaria, which remains one of Uganda's most serious public health burdens; the country recorded nearly 11 million cases in 2024 and ranks among the three worst affected in Africa. The National Malaria Control Division, abbreviated NMCD, states its vision as a malaria-free Uganda and its mission as providing quality-assured malaria prevention and treatment services to the whole population, and it provides the common framework through which government, development partners, the private sector and other stakeholders scale up evidence-based interventions against the disease. Its current strategic direction is set by the Malaria Reduction and Elimination Strategic Plan for 2021 to 2025, developed in 2022 as a successor to an earlier 2014 to 2020 strategic plan, and aims to cut malaria infection and illness by half and malaria-related deaths by three-quarters by 2025.
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Launch YearCited source describes the program under its earlier name and abbreviation, UNMCP, established in 1997 as successor to the 1995 Malaria Control Unit; the entity today operates as the National Malaria Control Division under the same Ministry of Health. Target PopulationThe whole population of Uganda, with a specific goal of ensuring universal access to malaria prevention and treatment and reducing mortality in children under five years of age 1 Health GoalTo control and prevent malaria morbidity and mortality and to minimize the negative social and economic impact of malaria in the country 1 Geographic ScopeNational, covering all of Uganda 1 Program status (class) Classification
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Source Malaria in Uganda: Challenges to Control on the Long Road to Elimination (PMC3156969)
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1. Malaria in Uganda: Challenges to Control on the Long Road to Elimination (PMC3156969)
Malaria Journal, PubMed CentralUganda malaria control program section
established the Malaria Control Unit in 1995 and the UNMCP in 1997, with the mandate to control and prevent malaria morbidity and mortality and to minimize the negative social and economic impact of malaria in the country
Uganda malaria control program objectives
Through implementation of this plan, the NMCP aims to control malaria such that it is no longer the major cause of illness and death in Uganda, ensure universal access to malaria prevention and treatment, and reduce the mortality rate for children under five years of age.
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Considering the knowledge gaps described above, the institution of an integrated and in depth research program on malaria epidemiology and vector dynamics in Uganda would be an important advance.
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