National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP
National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP
National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP
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Chapter 10<br />
<strong>Implementation</strong> Arrangements<br />
<strong>Implementation</strong> arrangements for the <strong>NVBDCP</strong> have been designed taking into<br />
account the above systemic weaknesses and findings of the institutional<br />
assessment carried out by the World Bank during the project preparation. The<br />
project will adopt learning by doing approach by providing inputs to a limited<br />
number of high malaria and kala-azar burden districts during the first two years.<br />
A comprehensive review will be undertaken before further scale-up. Minimal<br />
inputs will be provided to other high endemic districts to sustain the current level<br />
of services. The project will require implementation actions at the central, state,<br />
district and sub-district levels. Existing institutional arrangements at all these<br />
levels, with appropriate strengthening as required, will be used. The proposed<br />
implementation arrangements are briefly described below:<br />
Central-level: The overall implementation responsibility of the project will rest<br />
with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India<br />
(GOI) under the framework of the <strong>National</strong> Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The<br />
Directorate of <strong>National</strong> Vector Borne Disease Control Program (<strong>NVBDCP</strong>), under<br />
the Directorate General of Health Services, MOHFW, Government of India (GOI),<br />
is the national level government unit dedicated to the program. <strong>NVBDCP</strong><br />
consists of seven program divisions each addressing control of a disease. There<br />
are similarly four support service divisions, i.e., IEC/BCC, procurement, training<br />
and administration. Joint Director Malaria, heading the Malaria Division has two<br />
Deputy Directors, an Assistant Director, a Senior Research Officer and several<br />
office staff supporting her/him. The NVBDC Director, a Deputy Director-General<br />
level officer, will coordinate and supervise the implementation in the <strong>NVBDCP</strong>.<br />
<strong>NVBDCP</strong> is responsible for formulating policies and guidelines, monitoring, and<br />
carrying out evaluations from time to time. <strong>NVBDCP</strong> would provide the technical<br />
leadership and support for day to day operational decisions for the project. It will<br />
constitute a “<strong>Project</strong> Management Group” responsible for the project and headed<br />
by the Director. The project management group will have a focal point for each<br />
of the high burden states who will undertake state visits at least once every<br />
quarter and share their observations in the quarterly project review meetings.<br />
The project will provide consultant support to the management group.<br />
The <strong>National</strong> Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) is an institution under the<br />
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), part of the Department of Health<br />
Research in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. NIMR will be responsible<br />
for operational research and will also support project initiatives to improve<br />
therapeutic efficacy monitoring, promote quality assurance and improve<br />
monitoring of service delivery through periodic household surveys. NIMR has a<br />
number field stations located in different parts of India.<br />
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