Roles of Key Informants Interviewed on SMC Coverage, Chad
| Level | Organization | Role in SMC Program |
|---|---|---|
| National (n=4) | NMCP | Lead the national technical committee of SMC |
| Provide technical coordination of SMC activities from planning to implementation and evaluation | ||
| Central Pharmaceutical Drug | Ensure safe storage and quality control of SMC drug | |
| UNICEF | Support SMC implementation including planning, monitoring and evaluation, activities implementation, and drug supply in relation to national strategy | |
| National High Consultative Councils | Mobilize resources from the Global Fund and provide strategy orientation | |
| Conduct monitoring and evaluation of activities implemented by partners including United Nations Development Programme (the main recipient implementing SMC through NMCP) | ||
| District (n=4) | Provincial Health Delegation of Hadjer Lamis | Coordinate all health activities and programs in the province including SMC (representing the Ministry of Health) |
| District of Massaguet | Conduct activities from planning to implementation and reporting of SMC activities and ensure the SMC implementation in the health centers | |
| Conduct social mobilization | ||
| Ensure the safe drug storage and dispatching into health centers | ||
| Facility (n=2) | Health center | Conduct the SMC implementation, training of community distributors and supervisors, supervision of SMC drug administering, daily data reporting on SMC implementation, and stock reconciliation of drug |
| Community (n=4) | Community | Supervisors oversee community distributors’ activities including drug administering, data reporting, reference cases, and stock reconciliation |
| Village leaders sensitize community to adhere to SMC intervention and solve refusal cases |
Abbreviations: NMCP, National Malaria Control Program; SMC, seasonal chemoprevention program.