The National Strategic Plan (NSP) of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) aims to achieve malaria elimination by 2030. To meet this target, the NCMP shall continue implementation of the following activities:

• updating of existing national malaria strategy, guidelines, training plans, materials;

• development of guidelines/standard operating procedures on case investigation and foci investigation and response of malaria;

• procurement of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), anti-malarial, laboratory equipment, commodities;

• expansion of services to hard-to-reach communities and uncovered areas;

• supporting ethnic health organizations;

• training of drug regulators;

• strengthening drug quality monitoring and drug regulation action by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA);

• conduct of capacity building activities;

• entomological monitoring, evaluation on LLIN efficacy;

• surveillance, data encoding, data management and reporting;

• training of medical doctors;

• malaria death investigation, outbreak investigation, case investigation in elimination states, foci investigation and response, IRS operations;

• quarterly evaluation meetings with village health volunteers (VHVs); and

• conduct of microplanning for LLINs distribution and monitor coverage of LLIN utilization.

The NCMP is headed by a Deputy Director at the central level. The programme is under the Disease Control section led by a Director that covers prevention and control of malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, leprosy and trachoma; and prevention of blindness programmes which are under the Department of Public Health (DOPH) of the Ministry of Health and Sports. The malaria along with other vector borne diseases – dengue, lymphatic filariasis, Japanese encephalitis – is headed by Regional Officer and/or Team Leaders at the State/Regional Level. Township Medical Officer or Township Public Health Officer manages the programme at the township level. The malaria curative and preventive services below the township level are provided by sub- station hospitals, rural health centers (RHC) and sub- rural health centers (SRHC). In the community, the service is provided by a network of 18,000 village health volunteers from NCMP and implementing partners composed of international and national non-governmental organizations.