Cambodia Malaria Elimination Project 2   3

Background
The United States Agency for International Development, Cambodia (USAID/Cambodia) intends to release a solicitation for a project titled “Cambodia Malaria Elimination Project 2” (CMEP 2) that is the follow-on to CMEP (ending October 2021). The purpose of this project is to build on previous experience, and strengthen local capacity in malaria prevention, diagnosis, and management, as well as surveillance and reporting, in order to reach elimination targets in Cambodia by 2025. The activity is expected to commence in six provinces: three provinces (Pailin, Batambang, and Pursat) where the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is currently supporting implementation of malaria elimination activities and three provinces (Kep, Kampot, and Koh Kong) where PMI is providing technical assistance to the Provincial Health Departments (PHD) to conduct these activities on their own.

Work Details
The overarching goal of this activity is to eliminate malaria and prevent its re-introduction in target provinces, thereby contributing towards nationwide elimination in Cambodia. The activity must specifically address objectives such as detecting, effectively and safely treating, and following up all malaria cases; providing effective personal protection to at least 90% of the high-risk population; strengthening national malaria surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems; building capacity of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to manage, intensify, and sustain malaria control and elimination efforts; integrating Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) approaches into its implementation; considering gender equality and female empowerment in all development activities; systematically considering creating an enabling environment that supports all youth to access, participate, and lead in supporting achievement of the activity objectives; considering indigenous people, LGBTI, ethnic and religious minorities when planning activities; ensuring sustainability by building local capacity and systems that ensure continued learning and practice in malaria control even as indigenous cases are eliminated in districts and provinces.

Place of Performance
The entirety of this activity will take place in Cambodia. In addition, there is a possibility of expanding support to two new provinces by the end of year 2.