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Malawi
Population: 19.13m (2020)
Area: 118,484 sqkm
Diarrhoea deaths: 2,679 (2019)
ORS coverage: 65% (2016)
ORS + Zinc coverage: 24% (2016)
National EML download: Malawi-Standard-Treatment-Guidelines-Essential-Medicines-List-2015 (but note that section ‘17.5 Medicines used in diarrhoea’ is missing)
National policy
✅ ORS+Zinc in National Clinical Guidelines
✅ ORS included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
❌ Co-packaged ORS & Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
Zinc availability
✅ Zinc available “over the counter”
✅ Any retailer can sell Zinc
Outlets for Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
✅ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
✅ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
✅ Campaigns and outreach
❌ Other
Co-pack availability
❌ Co-packaged ORS and Zinc available
✅ Discussions underway about introducing co-packaged ORS and Zinc
Outlets for co-packaged ORS and Zinc tablets:
❌ Pharmacies
❌ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
❌ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
❌ Government hospitals/clinics
❌ Private hospitals/clinics
❌ Campaigns and outreach
❌ Other
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc brands (may not be exhaustive)
N/A
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc manufacturers (may not be exhaustive)
N/A
Co-pack costs
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PUBLIC sector
N/A
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PRIVATE sector
N/A
✅ Diarrhoea programmes currently on-going
| Name | Organisation | Funder | Diarrhoea specific | Target area |
| Organised Network of Services for Everyone’s (ONSE) Health on Malawi | Ministry of Health and Population, Management Services for Health, Village Reach | USAID | No | 16 ONSE Districts |
Additional information
Questionnaire comment (16-Mar-2022)
“Co packaging is a way to go, but how can manufacturing be harmonised?”
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