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Table 2 Description of lessons learned from the intersectoral involvement for malaria control targeted to the mobile and migrant populations

From: Inter-sectoral approaches for the prevention and control of malaria among the mobile and migrant populations: a scoping review

Study, year

Country

Lessons learned (success)

Zhang, 2016 [50]

China

Strengthened the partnership and established the collaboration, coordination and cooperation channels among stakeholders. Health Poverty Action (HPA) is an example model

Zhou, 2016 [15]

China

Prompt establishment of health care clinics, resource mobilization by international agencies and NGOs in response to the disaster

Ly, 2017 [53]

Cambodia

Received a steady source of detailed, accurate, government and NGO-sponsored information

Zhou, 2016; [15] Carrara, 2006 [43]

China; Thailand

Significantly reduced incidence with effective management

Obol, 2015 [33]

Uganda

In all IDP camps, health care services and ITNs distribution etc. were solely provided by the emergency relief organisations and the UN

Lee, 2008 [25]

Myanmar

Feasibility of delivering effective disease control interventions in an area of active conflict through the trained volunteers

Kirkbya, 2012 [32]

Sri Lanka

Malaria is taught during grade 6 of the school curriculum, i.e. at the beginning of secondary school education

Nyunt, 2014 [35]

Myanmar

Free distribution was found as one of the major factors causing utilization of ITNs in migrant workers

Canavati, 2016 [43]

Cambodia

Targeted community was satisfied with the mobile malaria workers’ services

Lessons learned (challenges)

 Wai, 2014 [36]

Myanmar

Need to improve mechanisms of communication among multiple partners

 Wai, 2014 [36]

Myanmar

Need collaborative work between health department and administrators to inform and motivate the regular use of LLINs

 Abeyasinghe, 2012 [28]

Sri Lanka

The assurance of long-term, sustainable funding

 Ly, 2017 [53]; Wai, 2014 [36]; Wangroongsarb, 2011 [27]; Peeters, 2015 [40]

Cambodia; Myanmar; Thailand

Limited the effectiveness of health education message/IEC due to limited literary or language barrier in multilingual ethnic groups

 Ly, 2017 [53]

Cambodia

~ 10% of participants treated for malaria did not have a confirmed diagnosis

 Ly, 2017 [53]; Obol, 2013 [33]; Charchuk, 2016 [44]

Cambodia; Uganda;

Low net utilization rates

 Zhou, 2016 [15]

China

Interventions exclusively to IDP camps, excluding local surrounding villages

 Gueye, 2014 [34]

Namibia

Not appropriate timing of the spray season; Late payment of temporary spray men may have resulted in decreased morale and lower quality of IRS

 Zhou, 2016 [15]; Wai, 2014 [36]; Wangroongsarb, 2011 [27]

China; Myanmar; Thailand

Lack of convenient access to health care facilities/limited access to formal health facility/health message; Transportation constraints to access health care facility

 Wai, 2014 [36]

Myanmar

A gap in willingness to buy ITNs/LLINs and affordability

 Canavati, 2016 [43]

 

Short stay of mobile malaria workers;

Low utilization of mobile malaria workers

 Carrara, 2006 [23]

Thailand

2-day artesunate regimen given, not a standard 3-day regimen

 MOH, Malaysia, 2015 [38]

Malaysia

Undocumented migrant workers are a challenging group to access/trace for the malaria elimination intervention

 Qayum, 2012 [31]

Pakistan

Limited distribution of ITNs;

No worn out bed nets were replaced;

some were not in a useable state

 Lee, 2009 [25]

Myanmar

Exceeded the capacity to train volunteers or to monitor and evaluate their work;

Inadequate training of volunteers and a lack of strong guidelines for recruiting villagers

 Lee, 2009 [25]

Myanmar

Community health workers reluctance to delegate additional responsibilities to the volunteers

 Lee, 2009 [25]

Myanmar

Recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers became more time consuming for clinic staff

 Lee, 2009 [25]

Myanmar

Over-treatment of test-result negative patients by volunteers

 Nyunt, 2014 [35]

Myanmar

Unpleasant insecticide smell of the nets

  1. IDP internally displaced people, IRS indoor residual spraying, ITN insecticide treated bed net/material, LLIN long lasting insecticide treated bed net/material, NGO non-governmental organization