1) | Use surveillance data to identify plantations with local or imported cases, or those located in high risk areas |
2) | Engage plantation staff on-site, or if new relationship, State MCP office engages high level plantation management, on-site or at headquarter offices |
3) | Negotiate division of responsibilities and resources with plantation management, preferably with top management to ensure high level commitment; ensure that objectives, expectations and perspectives of both groups are clearly elucidated |
4) | Engage plantation staff at all levels (e.g. headquarters, on-site management, subcontractors, workers to educate all staff on the importance of supporting the MCP) |
5) | Commit to ongoing and consistent communication between district MCP staff and on-site management and/or clinicians, either daily or weekly depending on need |
6) | Large plantations with ongoing cases in risk areas benefit from on-site rural malaria offices |
7) | Evaluate areas for improvement on a consistent basis, with frequent MCP staff meetings to assess challenges and identify areas for improvement; consider annual meetings with high level plantation management to assess collaborations, discuss challenges and re-evaluate division of labor and resources based on changes in epidemiology |
8) | Formally celebrate plantations that are effectively participating in collaborations, e.g. provide a certificate of recognition |