This course aims to equip individuals involved in malaria surveillance, program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to analyse, interpret, and use routine malaria data for effective decision-making.
What will you learn
- Interpret malaria surveillance cascades;
- Analyse core malaria indicators;
- Interpret trends in malaria incidence, case management, and preventative interventions;
- Use routine malaria data to inform decision-making;
- Identify data quality issues in routine malaria data; and
- Recommend corrective actions to address malaria data quality issues.
Prerequisite knowledge
Prior familiarity with Ministry of Health malaria program goals and interventions, familiarity with routine disease surveillance systems and basic analytical skills are recommended for successful completion of this course.
Who this course is for
- Health facility and sub-national level malaria program staff involved in the analysis of malaria data and/or efforts to improve data quality
- Staff of partner organizations, research institutions and other government entities involved in health system strengthening and supporting health facilities and malaria programs at subnational levels
About this Course
Number of modules: 5
Approximate course duration: 10.5 hours
Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese
Learning modality: online self-paced
Additional learning resources are available to download, such as
1) Malaria Surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation Manual,
2) Malaria Surveillance Assessment Toolkit and
3) Standardized District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) malaria modules.
Assessment & Awards
You will receive a World Health Organization Academy Award of Completion after completing all the learning activities in this course. The award will be saved in your ‘My Achievements’ space and can be downloaded and shared.
Other information
Produced by: The content of this course was developed and validated by the WHO Global Malaria Programme (GMP) (now Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases Department (MNT).
Supported by: Financial support to produce this course was provided by the Global Fund.
Conflict of interest: All experts declared no conflicts of interest. WHO found no actual or perceived conflicts related to this course.
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