National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP

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