Pillar 04

Making sure life-saving tools reach the people who need them

Led by RBM’s Country/Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC), this pillar improves delivery systems so existing malaria tools reach communities consistently, safely, and equitably — especially those hardest to reach.
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How we track progress

07 KPI 4.1 Quarterly

% countries with national policies that indicate CHWs receive government salaries

Source: RBM Community Health Dashboard

08 KPI 4.2 Annual

% of target population with appropriate ITN

Source: World Malaria report on coverage for African countries; Annual WHO modelling on this

09 KPI 4.3 Annual

% of countries with an epidemic preparedness and response plan

Source: TBC

10 KPI 4.4 Monthly + Quarterly

% of counties with >3 months case management commodities available

Source: RBM supply chain dashboard

11 KPI 4.5 Quarterly

% countries generating MMS data in country in the past year

Source: World Malaria Threats Map

The challenge

The world already has proven malaria interventions — insecticide-treated nets, rapid diagnostics, effective treatments, and preventive therapies. The challenge is not a lack of tools. It is a failure of delivery.

Gaps in supply chains, health workforce shortages, poor service quality, and interventions that do not fit local contexts leave millions of people without the protection they need. Closing the access gap is not a logistics problem alone — it requires sustained investment in the systems that bring tools to communities.

A new generation will ask how we let a disease that can be prevented — cured, even — kill so many people.

Bishop Dinis Matsolo

Executive Director of the Programa Inter Religioso Contra a Malaria (PIRCOM)

The Big Push: From Today to Tomorrow

Category
Today
2030
Today Access to malaria services is uneven, especially for vulnerable populations
2030 More people have access to quality malaria interventions through public and private channels
Today Health systems struggle to respond quickly to outbreaks
2030 Systems are stronger and can respond quickly to outbreaks and complex situations
Today Interventions are not always delivered effectively
2030 Effective strategies and tools are deployed to address evolving threats

Connected Progress

Accessible services depend on every other pillar

Equitable access to malaria tools requires coordinated partner support for supply chains, national leadership for health worker policies and domestic financing, data systems for targeting underserved populations, readiness to deliver new tools as they become available, and sustained funding to maintain and expand coverage. Access is where every pillar converges.