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ACTION PLAN:
“Drop the Malaria Tax” Campaign Action Group
Twenty-six
countries have failed to keep the pledge made by their Heads of State in Abuja,
Nigeria, on April 25th 2000 to remove taxes and tariffs on mosquito
nets, netting materials and insecticides.
What do we hope to
achieve in the next two years with this campaign?
BUILD
RESOURCES |
CREATE AN
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT |
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT FOR ACTION |
INCREASED
SUPPLY |
INCREASED
ACCESS |
Adequate
financial resources accessed. |
Catalyse clear
conscious political will for resource acquisition. |
A clearinghouse
for information management created. |
Increased
number of net manufacturers and insecticide distributors. |
Increased
accessibility to ITNs by vulnerable groups (the poor, women of child bearing
age, and U5s) |
Appropriate
skill mix available. |
Strengthen
partnership with the media, NGOs and CBOs etc. |
An extensive
base of stakeholders in each of the 26 countries established. |
Increased
number of local mosquito net manufacturers |
At least two
insecticide treated mosquito nets available to each household
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Adequate
logistical support available. |
Overarching
regulations to remove taxes and tariffs implemented. |
New non-health
partners for action developed. |
Increased local
production of long lasting nets |
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Partnerships
with regional regulatory bodies to catalyse key decision makers in ECOWAS,
SADC, and EAC built. |
Campaign
experience applied to other intervention strategies for malaria.
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Long lasting
nets available on the market in at least 25% of malaria endemic countries in
Africa |
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Taxes and
tariffs in 10 countries removed. |
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Involvement of
the private sector in public sector issues strengthened. |
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Community based
awareness and public awareness increased. |
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STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS |
TIME FRAME |
LAUNCH |
SEPT – DEC
02 |
JAN- MAR 03 |
APR – JUN 03 |
JUL – SEPT
03 |
VICTORY |
Creating a road
map for increased access to ITNs |
Target five
countries for Year 0ne - Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Guinea Bissau, Malawi, South
Africa
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Construct
dynamic and iterative database of stakeholders, champions, existing country
information (MEC) |
Launch meeting
of stakeholders and potential partners to inform and select coordination
mechanisms (RBM) |
CORE sponsored
Francophone Malaria Workshop (CORE) |
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SUCCESS IN FIVE
COUNTRIES |
Identify
possible champions, stakeholders, organizational mapping of RBM activities,
tax/tariff change status, targets for change strategy and media
(RBM - BF, ER, GB; CORE – MAL; DoH -RSA) |
Document best
practices (RBM) |
Identify local
champions at national level (Coordination Committee)
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Identify
net/insecticide manufacturers and distributors in each country
(RBM/MEC) |
Request
information on current status of adherence to the Abuja Declaration from AU
Secretariat (RBM to access contact and MEC to contact)
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Develop
evidence-based communication/advocacy strategy targeting decision makers
(RBM) |
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Identify major
media players for tax reform campaigns (SF, Media
group) |
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Develop work
plan budget and proposal (MEC, SF) |
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Mobilize funds
for malaria tax reform work plan (MEC, SF) |
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STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS |
TIME FRAME |
LAUNCH |
SEPT – DEC
02 |
JAN- MAR 03 |
APR – JUN 03 |
JUL – SEPT
03 |
VICTORY |
Enhancing the
Legislative process |
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Identify key
consultants for supporting legislative and regulatory changes
(RBM) |
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Developing
community capacity for action |
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Identify new
networks of influence at community level (Local
champions) |
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Mobilize
“movers” and “shakers” in communities for actions to support malaria tax
reform (Local champions) |
Develop social
mobilization strategies for action by communities (Local champions)
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Make best
practices available in local languages (Local
Champions) |
Identify events
for material dissemination (MEC with Local networks)
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Disseminate
information of evidence based material to develop local community capacity
through networks (MEC with local networks) |
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