Malaria Action Program for the States (MAPS)

The Malaria Action Program for States (MAPS) activity will work at the state level to reduce the burden of malaria and contribute to the reduction of infant, child, and maternal mortalities resulting from malaria.

It works in seven of Nigeria's 36 states.-Major interventions will include promoting ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs); training on malaria case management at facility and community levels; expanding the use of malaria diagnostics, including microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests; providing intermittent preventive malaria therapy for pregnant women; promoting behavior change interventions; and strengthening the management and monitoring capacity of state and local government malaria officers in supported states.-The activity will seek to collaborate with HC3 to improve malaria-related behavior changes among communities and reduce malaria-related morbidity and mortality.