Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a member state of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance. We support Malawi in the implementation of the country’s scorecard tools.

Scorecard tools

Scorecard management tools are country-owned tools that provide a snapshot of the country’s national and subnational health performance. The colour-coded scorecard tool helps track performance of priority indicators, identify bottlenecks or gaps, increase accountability, and enhance decision making to drive action.

We support Malawi with 4 scorecard tools:

  • malaria scorecard tool
  • reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) scorecard tool
  • neglected tropical diseases scorecard tool
  • community scorecard tool

Malaria scorecard tool

Malawi’s malaria scorecard tool was developed in 2017 by the National Malaria Control Programme, with support from ALMA and other partners. Since the introduction of the scorecard tool, we have been supporting the Ministry of Health in strengthening and decentralising their malaria scorecard tool.

RMNCAH scorecard tool

Malawi’s RMNCAH scorecard tool was developed in 2013 by the Ministry of Health, with support from ALMA and other partners. Since the introduction of the scorecard tool, we have been supporting the Ministry of Health in strengthening their RMNCAH scorecard tool.

Neglected tropical diseases scorecard tool

Malawi’s neglected tropical diseases scorecard tool was developed in 2019 by the Ministry of Health, with support from ALMA. Since the introduction of the scorecard tool, we have been supporting the Ministry of Health with training NTD focal points from several districts.

Community scorecard tool

Malawi’s community scorecard tool was developed in 2017 by the Ministry of Health, with support from ALMA. The introduction of the community scorecard tool in Malawi followed a visit to Ethiopia’s community scorecard tool programme. The community scorecard tool is decentralised to district level.

Community scorecard tools are participatory tools used to collect feedback from community members to assess the quality of care, increase accountability, inform actions to improve local health services and enhance community ownership and engagement.