title: The Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative: a model for effective malaria control.
abstract: The Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative (BIMI) is a district-wide malaria-control effort, supported jointly by the Government of Malawi and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). BIMI was established in Blantyre District, Malawi in 1998 to promote sustainable and effective strategies to manage and prevent malaria-related morbidity and mortality. The goal of BIMI is to reduce malaria-related deaths among children under five-years of age by 30% by meeting the four main objectives listed in table 1. The key BIMI interventions and their expected beneficial outcomes are described in table 2. [Table: see text] [Table: see text].
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (MJH,RS); The Blantyre District Health Office, Blantyre (CM, NK); the Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative, Blantyre (NC), and the Malaria Project and Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi (JK).
authors.forename: Mary J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hamel
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (MJH,RS); The Blantyre District Health Office, Blantyre (CM, NK); the Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative, Blantyre (NC), and the Malaria Project and Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi (JK).
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mkandala
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (MJH,RS); The Blantyre District Health Office, Blantyre (CM, NK); the Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative, Blantyre (NC), and the Malaria Project and Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi (JK).
authors.forename: Nyson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chizani
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (MJH,RS); The Blantyre District Health Office, Blantyre (CM, NK); the Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative, Blantyre (NC), and the Malaria Project and Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi (JK).
authors.forename: Nyokase
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaimilla
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (MJH,RS); The Blantyre District Health Office, Blantyre (CM, NK); the Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative, Blantyre (NC), and the Malaria Project and Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi (JK).
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kublin
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (MJH,RS); The Blantyre District Health Office, Blantyre (CM, NK); the Blantyre Integrated Malaria Initiative, Blantyre (NC), and the Malaria Project and Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi (JK).
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steketee