Tanjung Leidong, North Labuhan Batu Regency , North Sumatera

Approach to USD 40.000

Stronger Health Systems for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria (STRATUM) program, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

1. Menzies School of Health Research Darwin (Australia)
2. Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital (Australia)
3. Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (Belgia)
4. University Of Indonesia (Jakarta)
5. North Labuhan Batu ( North Sumatera,Indonesia)
6. Mimika District Hospital and Yayasan Pengembangan Kesehatan dan Masyarakat Papua (Timika, Indonesia)
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• Primary Objective (s)  : To improve surveillance and disease management of malaria in participating clinics
• Secondary Objective(s) : Epidemiology P. vivax malaria
  a. To quantify the burden of recurrent malaria within the study population.
  b. To map health care facilities and pharmacies within the study area.
  c. Health Care Facilities – health system strengthening.
  d. To quantify correct prescription of malaria drugs.
  e. To implement direct observation for 1st dose of antimalarial drug.
  f. To develop a robust reporting system that documents malaria cases in a timely manner and allows identification of repeated individual patient visits to healthcare facilities.
  g. To support pharmacovigilance of adverse effects from primaquine.
  h. To provide feedback for continuos quality improvement of malaria diagnosis and treatment.

 Under analysis