A framework for monitoring the malaria eradication programme in Korea.
The World Health Organisation established the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) strategy to reduce the global burden of malaria in 1998. A set of RBM indicators will not be suitable to the Republic of Korea due to the differences of the epidemiological and socio-cultural situation. Therefore, we have developed a framework and indicators for monitoring the outcomes and impact of the national malaria eradication programme that are appropriate for the situation in Korea. We reviewed the existing data in the national malaria eradication programme. We adopted general principles in developing a monitoring framework and indicators for monitoring RBM. Monitoring areas were recombined components and content that included the project plan, training health personnel, health education and public information, supply for manpower, equipment and materials, disease control, information system, supervision, community participation, intersectoral collaboration within practical guidelines for the national malaria eradication programme along with malaria control and RBM strategy of WHO. Twenty one monitoring areas were selected that identified critical areas for the national malaria eradication programme. Fifteen indicators of ten categories are proposed for use by the national malaria eradication programme in Korea.
Lee
Moo-Sik
MS
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Chung-Nam, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Kun-Sei
KS
Yang
Byung-Kuk
BK
Kim
Dae-Seong
DS
Ha
Beom-Man
BM
Park
Kidong
K
Kim
Eun-Young
EY
Kim
Yong-Ik
YI
D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization