The effectiveness of malaria elimination area management system toward a sustainable safety province

Abstract

 This is a study on the effectiveness of malaria elimination area management system toward a sustainable safety province in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The study involved three sample groups: 51 individuals responsible for malaria elimination management, 375 general public and 157 students, both groups residing in B1 level areas. Data was collected through document for Safety Provincial Malaria Assessment form for the year 2022, group discussions, individual interviews, and questionnaires. Collected data analysed for descriptive statistics, and qualitative data analysed for content analysis.

          Results indicated that the success factors are collaboration among all sectors, including health agencies, local administrative organizations, and people in the area. Effective management planning at all levels were necessary, including personnel, budgets, and equipment, according to provincial operational framework in all districts. This includes disease surveillance systems, inspection and treatment systems, disease prevention committees’ planning, supervision, monitoring, and evaluation systems, as well as appropriate resource mobilization or budget support.

          The study also found that the level of knowledge, perception, and self-preventive behavior of both groups were at a good level. This was attributed to continuous education and activities carried out by health personnel at all levels, who had been actively monitor, assess knowledge, and conducting continuous mosquito vector control activities. The results of the review stage led to the development of policy recommendations for sustainable malaria elimination, encompassing planning, prevention and control, diagnosis, medical treatment guidelines, medical supplies management, staff’s capacity building, and emergency response measures during outbreaks.