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History

Nearly thirty years of commitment: from the first treated bed nets to the national malaria elimination strategy.

  1. 1995
    • Creation of the National Malaria Control Programme (PNLP), custodian of malaria control policy.
    • First national action plan 1996-2000; inclusion in the 1998-2007 national health development plan. Pilot trial of permethrin-treated nets in Wassadou (Tambacounda).
  2. 1997
    • WHO funding for an “accelerated malaria control programme” in twelve health districts.
    • First pan-African conference on malaria research (MIM) in Dakar.
  3. 1998
    • WHO, the World Bank, UNDP and UNICEF create the Roll Back Malaria initiative to halve the global burden of malaria by 2010.
  4. 1999
    • The Roll Back Malaria initiative is introduced in Senegal.
    • Senegal joins the “Health for Peace” initiative with Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and the Gambia.
  5. 2000
    • Stronger commitment following the Abuja summit of Heads of State on malaria.
  6. 2001
    • USAID support through the “Malaria Plus Up” project.
    • Second three-year action plan drawn up for 2002-2004.
  7. 2002
    • Proposal accepted in Round 1 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
    • First Africa Malaria Day in Diofior.
  8. 2003
    • Amodiaquine + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine dual therapy and intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women.
    • Introduction of insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution.
  9. 2007
    • Indoor residual spraying (IRS) trials in Nioro, Richard-Toll and Vélingara with support from PMI.
    • Rapid diagnostic tests scaled up in all health facilities. Publication of the first statistical report on malaria.
  10. 2008
    • Launch of sentinel-site surveillance (8 sites in the north).
    • Large-scale introduction of ACTs and RDTs at community level through PECADOM.
  11. 2009
    • Mass distribution of LLINs to children under 5, combined with vitamin A supplementation.
    • Universal coverage pilot in Saraya and Vélingara: 117,069 ITNs distributed.
  12. 2010
    • First national campaign of free LLIN distribution (Kédougou, Tambacounda, Kolda).
    • Sentinel sites expanded from 8 to 24 after the floods, covering every transmission stratum.
  13. 2011
    • Creation of the Malaria Control Partners’ Coordination Framework (CCPLP).
    • Second strategic plan 2011-2015; PECADOM extended to 1,962 villages in 61 districts.
  14. 2012
    • Adoption of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) and pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate.
  15. 2013
    • First universal LLIN coverage campaign (CUMILDA), funded by PMI.
    • Launch of the national “Zero Malaria Starts with Me” campaign.
  16. 2015
    • First malaria risk assessment with the LINK project (LSHTM).
    • Private-sector coalition with PATH/MACEPA and Speak Up Africa.
  17. 2016
    • National elimination strategy: districts stratified and intervention packages matched to transmission levels.
    • National strategic plan 2016-2020.
  18. 2017
    • More than 40 mayors back the “Zero Malaria!” elimination campaign.
  19. 2018
    • Monitoring & evaluation procedures manual.
    • Cross-border MOUs with the Gambia, then Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Guinea.
  20. 2020
    • National strategic plan 2021-2025 and malaria elimination manual.
    • Global Fund NFM3 funding secured for 2021-2023.
  21. 2022
    • National plan to accelerate elimination 2022-2025.
    • Insecticide resistance management plan; LLIN campaign in 12 regions.
  22. 2023
    • Mid-term review of the 2021-2025 NSP and revised 2024-2025 plan.
    • Global Fund GC7 funding secured for 2024-2026.
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