Table 3.

Components of diagnostic capacity by facilities in Malawi, Senegal and Tanzania

Facility type	Among facilities offering malaria diagnosis/treatment services or curative sick child care services, percentage with
	Components of microscopy diagnostic capacity			Components of RDT diagnostic capacity			RDT diagnostic capacityb	Malaria diagnostic capacityc	Total number of facilities
	Personnel trained in microscopy	Microscopy supplies	Microscopy diagnostic capacitya	Personnel trained in RDT	RDT supplies	RDT protocol
Malawi	2013–2014 Malawi SPA
Government hospital	71.9 [57.9–82.6]	60.1 [46.0–72.6]	39.9 [27.4–54]	81.9 [68.7–90.3]	98 [87.1–99.7]	88 [75.8–94.5]	71.9 [57.9–82.6]	75.9 [62.1–85.8]	48
Government health centre	48.1 [42.9–53.4]	4.6 [2.8–7.4]	2.9 [1.5–5.3]	60.5 [55.2–65.5]	94.8 [91.9–96.7]	68.9 [63.8–73.5]	40.9 [35.8–46.1]	41.4 [36.4–46.7]	338
Government health post or mobile clinic	25.7 [16.6–37.6]	3.0 [0.7–11.1]	1.4 [0.2–9.5]	36.1 [25.4–48.3]	79.6 [68–87.8]	52.8 [40.8–64.6]	19.6 [11.7–30.9]	19.6 [11.7–30.9]	68
Private facility	28.3 [23.6–33.5]	12.6 [9.4–16.7]	4.0 [2.3–6.8]	34.4 [29.4–39.8]	75.6 [70.6–80]	45.6 [40.3–51.1]	17.6 [13.8–22.2]	19.1 [15.2–23.8]	330
Christian health association/mission/ faith-based	43.9 [36.5–51.5]	24.7 [18.7–31.8]	15.0 [10.3–21.3]	55.3 [47.7–62.7]	97.5 [93.6–99.1]	68.1 [60.6–74.7]	38.5 [31.4–46.1]	43.3 [36.0–51.0]	162
Total	40.1 [37–43.2]	13.5 [11.5–15.9]	7.1 [5.7–8.9]	49.8 [46.7–53]	87.6 [85.3–89.6]	60.5 [57.3–63.5]	32.4 [29.5–35.4]	34.2 [31.2–37.2]	947
Senegal	2016 Senegal Continuous DHS
Government hospital or health centre	86.2 [74.4–93.1]	80.7 [68.4–88.9]	74.3 [61.6–83.9]	62.0 [48.9–73.5]	98.4 [89.2–99.8]	92.6 [81.4–97.3]	60.3 [47.3–72.1]	81.9 [69.8–89.8]	29
Government health post or mobile clinic	96.2 [92.1–98.2]	1.2 [0.4–4]	1.2 [0.4–4]	80.5 [74.4–85.4]	98.5 [95.3–99.5]	90.9 [86.1–94.2]	73.3 [66.8–79]	73.8 [67.3–79.4]	252
Government health hut	84.2 [69.5–92.5]	0.0 [0.0–0.0]	0.0 [0.0–0.0]	41.7 [29.2–55.4]	74.5 [57.7–86.2]	60.6 [45.9–73.6]	27.6 [17.7–40.2]	27.6 [17.7–40.2]	85
Private facility	64.5 [51.7–75.5]	26.8 [17.4–39]	20.2 [12.1–31.8]	36.3 [25.7–48.6]	74.9 [62.5–84.2]	68.6 [56.0–78.9]	27.9 [18.7–39.5]	41.6 [30.3–53.9]	70
Total	88.1 [83.9–91.3]	10.4 [8–13.4]	8.9 [6.8–11.6]	64.6 [59.2–69.6]	90 [85.4–93.3]	81.5 [76.6–85.6]	56.2 [50.9–61.5]	60.1 [54.7–65.3]	436
Tanzania	2014–15 Tanzania SPA
Government hospital	61.7 [45.5–75.6]	55.4 [41.0–69.0]	43.0 [31.4–55.5]	56.0 [41.4–69.7]	93.8 [88.2–96.9]	88.9 [81.9–93.4]	50.5 [37.2–63.8]	61.7 [45.6–75.6]	24
Government health centre	65.7 [59.7–71.3]	44.7 [38.7–50.9]	33.1 [27.5–39.1]	65.9 [59.9–71.5]	92.5 [88.5–95.2]	79.7 [74.3–84.2]	49.7 [43.6–55.8]	57.4 [51.2–63.4]	88
Government clinic/dispensary	33.5 [28.6–38.7]	4.9 [2.9–7.9]	0.9 [0.3–2.5]	40.8 [35.6–46.2]	83.8 [79.4–87.5]	64.7 [59.3–69.7]	26.4 [21.9–31.3]	26.5 [22.1–31.5]	761
Private facility	24.7 [16.0–36.1]	38.5 [27.4–50.9]	7.6 [4–14]	25.7 [16.9–37.1]	63.1 [50.6–74]	54.8 [42.5–66.5]	18.2 [10.7–29.2]	20.9 [13.0–31.8]	156
Mission/faith-based	38.1 [27.9–49.5]	37.9 [27.5–49.6]	12.6 [7.7–19.8]	35.7 [25.9–46.9]	72.4 [60.4–81.9]	54.1 [42.4–65.4]	16.9 [10.9–25.2]	20.5 [13.9–29.2]	147
Total	35.9 [32.1–39.9]	17.5 [14.7–20.7]	6.6 [5.4–8]	40.4 [36.4–44.5]	80.5 [76.9–83.7]	63.7 [59.5–67.7]	26.4 [23–30]	28.1 [24.7–31.7]	1177

^aMicroscopy diagnostic capacity is defined as a facility having a functioning microscope with glass slides and relevant stains, in addition to at least one health provider who has received training on microscopy during the 24 months before the survey

^bRDT diagnostic capacity is defined as a facility having unexpired malaria RDT kits, at least one health provider who received RDT training in the 24 months before the survey, and the facility having an instructional protocol for performing a RDT

^cDiagnostic capacity is defined as a facility having microscopy diagnostic capacity or RDT diagnostic capacity