GOALS and OBJECTIVES

of ACAM-African Communities Against Malaria

• Because malaria is the #1 killer of children less than five years of age in Africa and because it is a preventable with simple low technical approaches,
• Because global, national, in district level authorities endorse Roll Back Malaria, but coverage with the interventions is still very low in most African countries
• Because little effort has been made to engage the energy of NGOs as community mobilizers and "clients" for continuous product improvement,
• Because innovative community-focused strategies are feasible.
• Because NGOs' operational experience is often limited to a small area, is fragmented from other NGOs and agencies undertaking the same work, is poorly documented and lacks diffusion into the wider, accessible literature,
• Because NGOs are relatively flexible and ready to introduce new interventions and innovations for malaria prevention\control,
• Because the private business sector is eager to engage NGOs in the marketing and sales of their RBM products and services, namely ITNs and insecticides, but lack a well established interface or experience in working with NGOs,
• ACAM-African Communities Against Malaria seeks to create a vital focal point for dialogue, business planning, monitoring and evaluation, and collaboration between NGOs, communities, and other private and public agencies engaged in the fight against malaria in Africa .