USAID Okoa Maisha Dhibiti Malaria (OMDM) Activity QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT: YEAR 3, QUARTER 1

The program is implemented by RTI International and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). The program's goal is to improve malaria surveillance, entomological monitoring, drug efficacy monitoring, and the government's evidence-based decision-making capacity. The program's implementation progress is reported in four key results areas. Result 1 focuses on improving malaria surveillance, which involves providing technical support to the SME community, supporting the implementation of HMIS/DHIS2, eIDSR, and malaria surveillance, strengthening the MoHCDGEC and NMCP outbreak response capacity, and supporting ZAMEP to update and implement the malaria surveillance strategy. The program has made significant progress in this area, with improved malaria surveillance data and enhanced capacity of the MoHCDGEC and NMCP to respond to outbreaks. Result 2 focuses on improving entomological monitoring, which involves compiling and reviewing entomological monitoring data, conducting entomological monitoring planning and implementation, providing equipment and supplies for entomological monitoring, and conducting entomological investigation and response in hot spot areas. The program has made progress in this area, with improved entomological monitoring data and enhanced capacity of the national malaria vector control strategies, policies, and guidelines. Result 3 focuses on improving drug efficacy monitoring, which involves planning, monitoring, and implementing TES, providing equipment and supplies for TES, and strengthening national malaria case management strategies, policies, and guidelines. The program has made progress in this area, with improved drug efficacy monitoring data and enhanced capacity of the national malaria case management strategies, policies, and guidelines. Result 4 focuses on improving the government's evidence-based decision-making capacity, which involves strengthening Tanzania's capacity for SOTA analysis and interpretation of surveillance, entomological, and drug efficacy data, conducting SOTA analysis and interpretation of surveillance, entomological, and drug efficacy data, disseminating OMDM results through various channels, and implementing a Learning Agenda. The program has made progress in this area, with improved capacity of the government to make evidence-based decisions and enhanced dissemination of OMDM results. The program has also faced implementation challenges, including delays in the implementation of some activities and difficulties in accessing some areas. However, the program has made significant progress in improving malaria surveillance, entomological monitoring, drug efficacy monitoring, and the government's evidence-based decision-making capacity. The program's results framework is designed to track progress towards the program's goals and objectives. The program has also made progress in improving the reporting rate for malaria laboratory tests and dispensing, with an overall reporting rate of 95% in October 2020. The program has also made progress in improving the coverage of IPTp 2/3, with a national coverage of 85% in October 2020. The program has also conducted discussions with stakeholders via Zoom and has disseminated OMDM results through various channels. The program's management has been collaborative, with regular meetings with OMDM partners and stakeholders. The program has also submitted documents to the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) and has entered participant training information into the TraiNet database. The program has also reported on upcoming events and has provided a list of performance indicators in Annex 1.