Company Management Guide: Implementing an Integrated Malaria Management Programme

In order to encourage increased investment in malaria programmes, add value, increase effectiveness and promote sustainable impact, the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) developed this evidence-based management guide for interested companies and their partners to reduce the impact of malaria as a major public health threat in Africa. The guide intends to provide experience-based guidance on key programme elements and is meant as a high-level overview with links to documents that provide more in-depth and specific information about various technical aspects of malaria control. The guide uses business management tools that CAMA believes are applicable in public health settings. It is intended to serve as a tool for both private and public sector managers.

The Company Management Guide seeks to:

• Target business managers engaged in malaria control and/or other public health programmes. It assumes that these individuals have a basic knowledge of malaria control.
• Provide guidance on key interventions and programme elements required to develop and implement an integrated malaria control programme.
• Provide a broader overview of malaria control and available interventions and seeks to lead the reader to more substantive publications and resources for in-depth information.
• Outline programmatic activities that can be linked with public sector initiatives to strengthen systems and support large scale impact of interventions.

12 multinational companies with operations in Africa formed the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) in 2006 in response to the call to action to reduce the incidence of malaria and achieve near-zero malaria deaths. CAMA serves as a forum to work together with governments and civil society in malaria endemic countries to reduce the impact of malaria by saving lives and facilitating economic development. CAMA activities are coordinated through GBCHealth.