Renforcer les agents de santé communautaire (ASC) pour tester et traiter le paludisme chez les enfants de 2 à 59 mois, dans moins de 24 heures

Community health agents were equipped with materials similar to those found in healthcare centers, enabling them to administer treatments to children testing positive for malaria, resulting in successful recoveries. Between 2012 and 2016, community health agents treated 73,832 children in six districts. The submission rate of reports by community health agents was 96% in 2015. Furthermore, 91% of children were treated by community health agents within 24 hours of the onset of fever in 2015. Additionally, 91% of community health agents had continuous access to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) during the same period. The RASC program supported the training and equipping of 913 community health agents with the assistance of the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Supplies (SIAPS) initiative. By 2016, seven districts had functional integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) programs, which were handed over to the Ministry of Health with the support of partners. Community health agents were also trained on communication and equipped to raise awareness among the population about malaria. A total of 1,500 community health agents received training on communication and were equipped to sensitize the population on malaria prevention and treatment. This effort aimed to improve the capacity of community health agents to effectively manage malaria cases in their communities.