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Partner Networks for Malaria Control in Cambodia

The Cambodian National Malaria Control Programme is currently collaborating with the following partners listed in order of importance:

· Within the Ministry of Health:

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. Intestinal Helminth control programme	Malaria ACD and distribution of impregnated mosquito nets together with Mebendazol 500 mg (MDA) ( referred to as integrated outreach activity)	Reduces prevalence of clinically significant round worm hyper-infections (1999: target population of 500,000 )
2. Dengue control programme	Joint management of resources (staff and vehicles)	Increases flexibility of either programme in emergency
3. Schistosomiasis control programme	Joint missions	Increased efficiency and security in schistosomiasis control
4. EPI programme	Measles vaccinations and distribution of Vitamin A	Will systematically join mosquito net distribution programme to minority groups
5. Leprosy programme	Screening for skin lesions	Will systematically join mosquito net distribution programme to minority groups
6. Health Systems Reform	Joint development of geographical information system	Further collaboration in improving diagnostics and treatment practices
7. Integrated Management of childhood illness	Integration of malaria and dengue fever in IMCI protocol	Collaboration in improving diagnostics and treatment practices

· Partnerships with other Government ministries:

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. Ministry of Defense Royal Cambodian Air Force	Malaria epidemic control in Khmer Rouge defector villages Medical evacuation flights of severe malaria patients,	Military helicopters are the only means of travel to remote areas during the rainy season malaria epidemics
2. Ministry of Defense Army (RCAF)	Training for treatment of severe malaria in military hospitals	10 hospitals including field hospitals during recent fighting
3. Ministry of Education (MoE)	Health curriculum for school children	Malaria, Dengue, Helminth and Schistosomiasis
4. Ministry of Finance (MoF)	Joint accounting procedures for WHO/World Bank malaria project	Regular interaction with customs bureau for fast track imports of emergency supplies
5. Ministry of Defense Royal (Camb.) Navy	Malaria control on Cambodia's islands	Mainly civilian target population

· Partners among other International Agencies:

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. World Bank (CAM/CTD/012)	Social marketing of mosquito hammock nets	Involving direct transfer of funds from MoF to WHO
2. European Commission	Technical collaboration and partner coordination	WHO Project ICP/CTD/012,
3. ECHO (EC- Humanitarian office)	Malaria epidemic emergency relief	US$ 350,000 since 1997
4. UNHCR	Malaria prevention in returnees	Involving 70,000 population
5. WFP	Joint logistics in malaria epidemic emergency relief	Malaria outbreaks and famine coincide in Khmer Rouge areas
6. UNICEF	Malaria epidemic emergency relief	Donation of 20,000 bed nets
7. UNESCO	Health curriculum for school children	Malaria, Dengue, Helminth and Schistosomiasis

· Collaboration with Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs):

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC)	Malaria emergency relief (Epidemics)	Donation of 11,400 nets and 6,400 litres of insecticide for 1999 activities
2. CESVI (Italian NGO funded by ECHO)	Malaria epidemic emergency relief	Distribution of 30,000 nest in Khmer Rouge (KR) defector areas in 1998
3. Partner for Development (PFD)	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Total coverage of Kratie province by July 1999
4. Youth with a Mission (YWAM)	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Total coverage of Stung Treng province by July 1999
5. Lutheran World Service (LWS)	Malaria epidemic prevention in Kg. Speu province New health post	Epidemics control (MDA) interventions in 1997, Distribution of nets in 1998
6. Médecins du Monde MDM	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Collaboration in three new health posts 2/3 coverage of Mondulkiri province
7. Action contre la faim (ACF)	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Two/third coverage of Preah Vihear province by July 1999
8. Médecins sans Frontières(MSF)	Clinical study on severe malaria	Artemether vs. Quinine in 1996/1997
9. World Concern	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Contributing to coverage of Rattanakiri province
10. United Community Of Cambodia (UCC)	Malaria epidemic prevention in Kampot province	Epidemic control (MDA) interventions in 1997, Distribution of nets in 1998
11. CIDSE Cambodian NGO	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Contributing to coverage of Rattanakiri province
12. Health Unlimited	Construction of health posts Bed net distribution	Rattanakiri province

· Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) continued:

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
13. Catholic Relief Service (CRS)	Malaria epidemic prevention in Battambang province	Provides own nets and insecticide
14. Care International	Integrated malaria/helminth control outreach activities	Contributing to coverage of Pursat province
15. Caritas	Construction of health posts integrated outreach activities	Siem Riep province
16. Swiss Red Cross	Severe malaria treatment	Takeo provincial hospital
17. Center of Hope Hospital	Severe malaria treatment	Phnom Penh
18. Non Forest Timber Products (NTFP)	Integrated outreach activities Setting up of Health post	Contributing to coverage of Rattanakiri province

· Collaborations with foreign universities or other institutions for
professional training

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	Post graduate training Consultants in collaboration with EC project	Two Msc degrees and 2 MPH since 1992
2. ACT Malaria	Various training courses	Active since 1997
3. Mahidol University	Post graduate training	1 MPH, various short courses
3. University of Munich	Collaboration in the social marketing of mosquito hammock nets	Provision of three international consultants through World Bank
4. TDR	Planned research capacity strengthening grant	Covering malaria, schist. and filariasis
5. Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine	Entomological research	Funded by the European Commission

· Malaria partnerships with neighbouring countries

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. Thailand	Malaria prevention among refugees	Currently 40,000 Cambodians are turning
2. Vietnam	Testing of mosquito net impregnations	Planned Collaboration on GIS
3. Laos	Joint meetings with above 3 countries within EC project	Collaboration on GIS

· Work relations with the media (Radio and TV reports not mentioned):

Partner	Joint activity	Comment
1. The Cambodia Daily (Newspaper)	Fund-raising through weekly mosquito net drive	Over US$ 38,000 raised since August 1997 in Phnom Penh