National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Bhutan: 2020 – 2025

The Vector-borne Disease Control Programme (VDCP), Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health of Bhutan, in close consultation and collaboration with its technical partners revised and updated the National Malaria Elimination and prevention of re-introduction Plan 2020-2025. The revision of national strategic plan has been made possible through the relevant expertise contributions and active participation and collaboration by the key stakeholders and partners.

The Department would like to thank the members of Technical Working Groups (TWGs) who collectively reviewed the previous strategic plan and provided the technical, strategic, and implementation advice and inputs in revising the NSP in two different sittings. The NSP revision also sought views and recommendations from field level through consultative workshops with DHO, CMO and DMS from malaria high risk areas whose concerns and inputs are duly incorporated in the revised plan. The draft NSP was also reviewed by Technical Advisory Group for Malaria Elimination (TAGME) and external experts from Global Malaria Program, WHO whose valuable feedback and comments were duly incorporated in the final document. The revision exercise and publication of the NSP was coordinated and led by Dr. Kinley Penjor, Officer on Special Assignment to VDCP and Zoonosis Program, Department of Public Health.