Monitoring
Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (MERG)
The Roll Back Malaria Initiative has formed a Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (MERG), which is co-chaired by UNICEF and PATH/MACEPA (the Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa of the international non-profit organization PATH). The primary purpose of the Malaria MERG is to coordinate and harmonize monitoring activities among the relevant UN organizations, to address specific technical issues, produce state-of-the-art measurement tools, advocate for monitoring activities and enhance support for capacity-building at country level.
Minutes of the meetings and other details about the Malaria MERG, as well as various MERG outputs, are available on http://rbm.who.int/mechanisms/merg.html
Monitoring reports
Since 2000, monitoring data have become increasingly available and there have been an increasing number of analytical reports on malaria in which UNICEF has played a major role.
On behalf of the RBM, and in collaboration with other partners, including WHO and PATH, UNICEF has published and contributed the following reports:
Progress and Impact Series Reports
World Malaria Day 2010: Africa Update
UNICEF/PATH/RBM
Presents the most recent trends in terms of intervention coverage and progress across sub-Saharan Africa. It also includes evidence about progress and gaps in appropriate treatment coverage that need to be closed in order to save the lives of millions of people still exposed to the malaria risk.
Published in April 2010; available in English and French
Malaria Funding & Resource Utilization: The First Decade of Roll Back Malaria
UNICEF/WHO/PATH/RBM
Charts the increase in external funding for malaria control over the last ten years in twelve African countries. The report presents a compelling case that reliable and sustained funding is key to saving lives. The report also includes innovative analysis in regards to funding needs, sources management and achievements.
Published in March 2010; available in English and French.
Malaria and Children Reports
Progress in Intervention Coverage - Summary Update 2009
UNICEF/RBM/GFATM
Provides an update on progress in intervention coverage, including analysis of the global funding for malaria as well as progress in prevention, treatment and malaria during pregnancy. It includes a section on the impact of malaria on children’s lives.
Includes a statistical table on key malaria control indicators.
Published in 2009; available in English
Progress in Intervention Coverage
UNICEF/RBM
Provides a comprehensive assessment of how countries are making key interventions available to meet these commitments.
Published in 2007; available in English and French
The following reports were produced in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO):
World Malaria Report 2005
WHO/UNICEF
The World Malaria Report 2005 was the first comprehensive effort by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership to take stock of where the world stands in relation to one of its most devastating diseases. It revealed that the tide may be beginning to turn against malaria as control and prevention programmes start to take effect.
Published in 2005; available in English
Africa Malaria Report 2003
WHO/UNICEF
This report - the first of its kind - took stock of the malaria situation and of continuing efforts to tackle the disease in Africa; it is based on a review of the best information available to WHO and UNICEF, from sample surveys and routine reports, at the end of 2002. The World Bank also contributed to this report. Published in 2003; available in English, French and Portuguese.
WHO has also recently published the World Malaria Report 2008 and 2009
World Malaria Report 2009
WHO
Summarizes information received from 108 malaria endemic countries and other sources and updates the analysis presented in the 2008 report. The report highlights progress made in meeting the World Health Assembly (WHA) targets for malaria to be achieved by 2010 and 2015, and new goals on malaria elimination contained in the Global Malaria Action Plan (2008).
Published in 2009; available in English
World Malaria Report 2008
WHO
Describes the global distribution of cases and deaths, how WHO-recommended control strategies have been adopted and implemented in endemic countries, sources of funding for malaria control, and recent evidence that prevention and treatment can alleviate the burden of disease.
Published in 2008; available in English