Fighting the Surge: How We are Taking Malaria Action Directly to Communities

Malaria awareness, prevention, test and treat, and surveillance carried out in the Kavango West and East, Zambezi, Ohangwena, and Omusati regions are one of the important health activities delivered by DAPP Namibia.

In response to a severe malaria outbreak that has seen 56,130 cases and 95 deaths (May 2025 report) reported across Namibia since the malaria seasons started in December 2024, DAPP Namibia's community health workers are on the front lines, bringing critical services directly to households. In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, we have intensified malaria interventions in the Kavango West and East, Zambezi, Ohangwena, and Omusati regions, focusing on what works best.

Malaria article

Our Community Health Workers are:

  • Testing individuals for malaria in affected communities.
  • Treating uncomplicated cases right at the household level.

Referring severe cases to health facilities for urgent care.
Supervisors provide continuous monitoring and support these frontline efforts during the outbreak and the results speak to the power of a localized response.
In Kavango East, our team tested an entire village after 10 cases were found in a single household while in Zambezi, health workers identified and contained a cluster of cases in one village, preventing a wider outbreak.

In all instances, every malaria-positive client was followed up to ensure they completed their treatment, stopping the spread in its tracks. These actions demonstrate the power of community-based healthcare: fast, responsive, and deeply rooted in the lives of the people we serve. We remain committed to the fight against malaria, right where it starts.
These activities were implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services and supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). As part of our integrated approach, DAPP Namibia also provides cross-cutting family health education and support to improve general health, food security, nutrition, and household resilience.

Fighting the Surge: How We are Taking Malaria Action Directly to Communities

Malaria awareness, prevention, test and treat, and surveillance carried out in the Kavango West and East, Zambezi, Ohangwena, and Omusati regions are one of the important health activities delivered by DAPP Namibia.

In response to a severe malaria outbreak that has seen 56,130 cases and 95 deaths (May 2025 report) reported across Namibia since the malaria seasons started in December 2024, DAPP Namibia's community health workers are on the front lines, bringing critical services directly to households. In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, we have intensified malaria interventions in the Kavango West and East, Zambezi, Ohangwena, and Omusati regions, focusing on what works best.

Malaria article

Our Community Health Workers are:

  • Testing individuals for malaria in affected communities.
  • Treating uncomplicated cases right at the household level.

Referring severe cases to health facilities for urgent care.
Supervisors provide continuous monitoring and support these frontline efforts during the outbreak and the results speak to the power of a localized response.
In Kavango East, our team tested an entire village after 10 cases were found in a single household while in Zambezi, health workers identified and contained a cluster of cases in one village, preventing a wider outbreak.

In all instances, every malaria-positive client was followed up to ensure they completed their treatment, stopping the spread in its tracks. These actions demonstrate the power of community-based healthcare: fast, responsive, and deeply rooted in the lives of the people we serve. We remain committed to the fight against malaria, right where it starts.
These activities were implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services and supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). As part of our integrated approach, DAPP Namibia also provides cross-cutting family health education and support to improve general health, food security, nutrition, and household resilience.