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. 2019 Dec 4;4(4):140. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4040140

Table 1.

Townships where ethnic health organisations are delivering malaria diagnosis and treatment services under the Better Health Together (BHT) project in Myanmar (2017–2018).

S. No. State/Region Project Implementation Townships Other Malaria-Related Organisations ^ Total ICMVs ICMVs Trained by BHT Project Estimated Population Covered by BHT Project
1. Kachin Injangyang HPA 51 6 1500
2. Kachin Sumprabum HPA/MAM 39 39 7030
3. Kayah Bawlake NMCP 37 13 3310
4. Kayah Demoso NMCP/MAM 146 49 29,210
5. Kayah Hpasawng NMCP/MAM 85 22 4140
6. Kayah Hpruso NMCP/MAM 173 60 13,950
7. Kayah Loikaw NMCP 116 64 30,780
8. Kayah Mese NMCP 26 14 5230
9. Kayah Shadaw NMCP 49 16 4320
10. Kayin Hlaingbwe NMCP/ARC/KDHW/MHAA/SCI/SMRU 709 52 13,040
11. Kayin Hpa-An 35 35 10,500
12. Kayin Kawkareik NMCP/ARC/KDHW/MAM/SMRU 409 36 14,410
13. Kayin Kyainseikgyi NMCP/ARC/KDHW/MAM 658 160 55,530
14. Kayin Myawaddy NMCP/ARC/SMRU 239 20 42,170
15. Kayin Thandaunggyi NMCP/MAM 355 16 10,430
16. Mon Ye NMCP/ARC/IOM/KDHW/MAM 180 22 10,710
17. Tanintharyi Yebyu NMCP/ARC/KDHW/MAM/PSI/URC 245 8 1440
Total 3552 632 * 257,700

ICMV—integrated community malaria volunteers; EHO: Ethnic Health Organisation; BHT: Better Health Together funded by the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3 MDG); CPI: Community Partners International; * among 632 volunteers, EHO A, EHO B, EHO C, EHO D, EHO E and EHO F have 71, 220, 45, 124, 117 and 55 volunteers, respectively. ^ Other malaria-related organisations (HPA = Health Poverty Action, MAM= Medical Action Myanmar, NMCP = National Malaria Control Programme, ARC = American Refugee Committee, KDHW = Kayin Department of Health and Warfare, MHAA = Myanmar Health Assistant Association, SCI = Save the Children International, SMRU = Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, IOM = International Organization for Migration, PSI = Population Service International, URC = University Research Co., LLC).