Online training course: Malaria 101 for the Healthcare Provider. Although this course is aimed and healthcare providers it also includes useful information on the disease and its control.
Measure: a 4-6hr online course on monitoring and evaluating malaria control programmes.
Global Health Learning Centre: a 2hr online course on the basics of malaria and its control. The course was updated in 2012.
WHO Training Modules On Malaria Control
These training modules include manuals for trainers and trainees. The training goes into considerable detail but may be useful for those looking to investigate these issues further, in particular the case management course may be helpful for company health officers. Subjects include:
Case Management
This training module on malaria control: Case management has been developed by WHO to improve the knowledge and skills of both health professionals involved in planning malaria case management as part of control and elimination programmes and clinicians managing malaria patients.
It is designed to provide guidance on all aspects of malaria case management including diagnostic testing, treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria, management of malaria at primary health care and community levels, chemoprophylaxis, monitoring antimalarial drug resistance, and development and updating national malaria treatment policy. The module can be used both for in-service or pre-service training programmes. It uses a problem-solving approach to facilitate learning and it promotes practical applications, involving individual and team work.
The module is in two parts, the Guide for participants and the Guide for tutors:
- The Guide for participants covers basic concepts and information, and includes a series of exercises to be carried out by the participants.
- The Guide for tutors provides guidance for the facilitators as well as answers to the exercises.
Entomology and Vector Control
This Training module on malaria control: Entomology and vector control has been developed to improve the knowledge and skills of entomologists and vector control staff as well as of managers/senior health officers involved in malaria vector control at programme level.
It is designed to provide guidance on relevant aspects of malaria entomology and vector control including identification and sampling of malaria vectors, incrimination of malaria vectors, selection between different vector control options, and monitoring and management of insecticide resistance. The module can be used both for in-service training programmes as well as for pre-service training.
The module is in two parts:
- The Guide for participants covers basic concepts and information, and includes a series of exercises to be carried out by the participants.
- The Guide for tutors provides guidance for the facilitators and answers to the exercises.
Epidemiological Approach for Malaria Control
The planning and implementation of a malaria control programme must be based on epidemiological analysis, selection and application of interventions suitable to the local malaria situation. This training module on epidemiological approach for malaria control has been developed by WHO to improve the capacity of managers and other health professionals of malaria control programmes in understanding the key determinants of malaria epidemiology, and their interactions, as the basis for the selection of appropriate prevention and control interventions. The module can be used both for in-service training programmes and pre-service training of health workers.
The module is in two parts, the Guide for Participants and the Guide for Tutors. The Guide for Participants provides instructional materials and exercises designed to stimulate active learning by individual or group work. The solutions to these exercises are provided in the Guide for Tutors.