Driving towards malaria elimination in Botswana by 2018: progress on case-based surveillance, 2013–2014
This study assessed the uptake of the new malaria case based surveillance system introduced in 2012
Abstract
Reliable information reporting systems ensure that all malaria cases are tested, treated and tracked to avoid further transmission. Botswana aimed to eliminate malaria by 2018, and surveillance is key. This study focused on assessing the uptake of the new malaria case based surveillance (CBS) system introduced in 2012, which captures information on malaria cases reported in the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system.
This was a retrospective descriptive study based on routine data focusing on Ngami, Chobe and Okavango, three high-risk districts in Botswana. Aggregated data variables were extracted from the IDSR and compared with data from the CBS
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Motlaleng M, Edwards J, Namboze J, Butt W, Moakofhi K, Obopile M, Manzi M, Takarinda KC, Zachariah R, Owiti P, Oumer N, Mosweunyane T. Driving towards malaria elimination in Botswana by 2018: progress on case-based surveillance, 2013–2014. Public Health Action [Internet]. 2018 Apr 25 [cited 2018 Jun 25];8(1):24–8. Available from: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/10.5588/pha.17.0019