Malaria

Summary

The Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases and Other Parasitic Diseases Division (MOPDD) is a technical division in charge of coordinating all national efforts in Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Other Parasitic Diseases (OPDs) Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment countrywide. With sustained malaria control interventions, the Malaria Annual Parasite Incidence (API) reduced from 47 cases per 1,000 persons per year in FY 2022-2023 to 45 cases per 1,000 in FY2023-2024 (4% reduction) while the Slide Positivity Rate (SPR) remained at 14%. Furthermore, 27 of 30 districts maintained the Annual Parasite Incidence (API) below 100 cases per 1000 in FY2023-24. Uncomplicated malaria cases dropped from 622,900 cases to 613,415 cases from FY 2022/2023 to FY 2023-2024 (1 % reduction) with currently 57% of these cases managed at the community level. Compared to the last FY 2022/2023, severe malaria cases increased to 1,969 in FY2023- 2024 (50% increase). The number of deaths due to malaria increased from 51 in FY 2022-2023 to 67 in FY2023- 2024 ( 23% increase). In the context of malaria prevention, a total of 236,522 ITNs were distributed in 480 boarding schools while 309,412 ITNs were distributed to pregnant women over 317,534 attending the first visit of antenatal care (97%) and 331,227 ITNs were distributed to children under one year over 340,172 who attended MR1 (97%). In response to malaria upsurge in IRS Districts, a total of 470,823 ITNs were distributed in Bugesera, Gisagara, and Nyagatare targeting hot spot sectors. Blanket Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) was sustained in 12 districts in the FY 2023-2024 while focal IRS was conducted in 15 high-burden sectors of Rusizi, Gicumbi, Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, and Gasabo Districts. This ensured to achieve a coverage of 99.8% of the total targeted structures and helped to protect 5,724,307 people.

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