National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP
National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP
National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP
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and appraisal. Additional technical support will be provided to those districts<br />
which fail to pass the readiness filters. During the first year focus will be<br />
given to ensure that at least 35% districts under malaria will pass readiness<br />
filters for malaria control and all 16 districts for Kala-azar elimination.<br />
Guidelines for district readiness filters have been prepared. <strong>NVBDCP</strong> will<br />
organize 4 regional workshops to sensitize VBD for Phase I districts. These<br />
guidelines shall be prepared by October 2008 with the help of experts.<br />
Following the development of guidelines, a panel consisting of experts from<br />
NIMR, RMRI, states and <strong>NVBDCP</strong> will assess the readiness criteria by<br />
visiting these phase I districts. District Collectors shall be involved at all<br />
stages for development of and application of readiness filters in the district.<br />
The project has envisaged additional human resources such as malaria<br />
technical supervisor, Kala-azar technical supervisors and VBD consultant<br />
respectively at sub district and district levels to enhance the program<br />
implementation. This will be followed by local recruitment of consultants,<br />
and management of training of district VBD and assist the VBD Officers and<br />
consultants to enhance their capacity to evolve district VBD action plans<br />
which will include: (a) a resource mapping exercise (both government and<br />
non government sector providers); (b) micro-stratification of district clearly<br />
identifying focus areas for RDK use and microscopy, and intensive IRS and<br />
LLINs operations, special strategies for reaching VBD services to vulnerable<br />
populations; and (c) phasing of project inputs relevant to district needs and<br />
capacities.<br />
For improving malaria and Kala-azar case management in private sector,<br />
each project district will undertake a mapping of private providers who are<br />
popular among the communities and known to influence overall prescription<br />
behaviors of other providers, especially the informal sector. The district VBD<br />
officer supported by consultant will organize a sensitization workshop to<br />
these providers about the new policy and process proposed to be followed.<br />
They will subsequently visit the identified providers to assess their ability<br />
(infrastructure, staff etc.) and interest to function as accredited facilities<br />
providing quality malaria and Kala-azar case management services. A<br />
simple check list for undertaking accreditation and a contract form will be<br />
included in the operations manual for the district program managers.<br />
The project will provide hands on training to all accredited providers and the<br />
lab technicians working with them in malaria and Kala-azar case<br />
management. Wide local publicity will be given on availability of quality<br />
services at these locations. The project will ensure supply of registers, lab<br />
reagents, diagnostic kits and medicines as per the national policy. Each<br />
accredited facility will have at least one designated staff to maintain the<br />
records like any other public health facility of the government (stock<br />
register, lab register and treatment card/register). The designated staff will<br />
provide monthly update on private sector to the District VBD officer after<br />
validation by the MTS. The District VBD consultant will visit each accredited<br />
provider at least once every month to assess compliance and quality of<br />
services as per the contract. This opportunity would be particularly used to<br />
reinforce good treatment practices (detailing). Performance of the VBD<br />
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