PROGRESS REPORT ON Coalition Against Malaria in Ethiopia CAME AND Coalition of Media Against malaria

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PROGRESS REPORT ON Coalition Against Malaria in
Ethiopia (CAME) AND Coalition of Media Against
malaria in Ethiopia (CMAME) ACTIVITIES Jointly
organized by FMOH and CMAME/MC

• Mr. Abreham Fisseha and Dr. Agonafer Tekalegne
• 3rd media Follow-up Capacity Building workshop
• April 21, 2007
• Awassa Town, SNNPRS, Ethiopia

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I. Why Coalition? Dirr Biabir Anbessa Yassir

• The CSOs/NGOs/POs Coalition against Malaria in
  Ethiopia will be developed with strengthened
  links for coordinated advocacy and resource
  mobilization
• Increased media coverage through new media and
  existing campaigns
  
• Increased policy debates and advocacy on malaria
  
  
• Unified CSOs/NGOs/POs action at country level
  using effective technical approaches
  
• Activists for malaria enabled and supported
• Existing and new activities for malaria enabled
  and supported

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II. Main Achievements in 2007/08

• CAME Secretariat elected as communities living
  with HIV and TB and affected by Malaria
  Delegation to the Global Fund Board
  
• New M4M website launched and branded as CAME
  programme
  
• East African Roll-Back-Malaria Network (EARN)
  Workshop in Arusha, Tanzania
  
• Technical Support for GF R7 and RCC
• Facilitated the realization of RBM Needs
  Assessment and Resources Mapping mission which
  was recently undertaken

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Cont. of Main Achievements in 2007/08

• 2008 African Malaria Day celebration was
  facilitated
  
• Support to Coalition of Media Against Malaria in
  Ethiopia (CMAME)
  
• Designation of CMAME Steering Committee
• Gambella situational assessment (financial and
  technical)
  
• Project proposal developed and submitted to
  MACEPA/FMOH and awaiting the result
  
• The first of its kind CAMEs two editions of the
  Net Newsletter produced and distributed to all
  stakeholders
  
• Updating of the database of CAME members is under
  preparation
  
• Assessment of CMAME members
• Facilitated the occurrence of the 3rd CMAME
  capacity building workshop

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Cont. of Main Achievements in 2007/08

• Advocacy Strategic Planning undertaken by the
  selected CAME members and the validation workshop
  will take place sooner
  
• Preparation is underway to run TOT on malaria
  management for private medical practitioners
  
• IEC/BCC Project implementation underway using
  innovative approach
  
• Visitors from European Alliance Against
  Malaria/UK Journalists visit facilitation
  
• Representations

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Cont. of Main Achievements in 2007/08

• Participated in the 13th RBM Partnership Board
  Meeting in Addis Ababa November 28-30, 2007
  
• Provided support on the project proposal
  preparation on the Community Malaria Program to
  be submitted for PMI (USAID)
  
• Update information dissemination to all CMAME and
  CAME members
  
• Services provision in the Resource Center
• Entertaining visitors

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III. Challenges

• Limitation of resources to satisfy the need of
  CAMEs Secretariat and members
  
• Slowness in the engagement of Policy Advocacy due
  to the prevailing problem
  
• Conflict of interest among members
• Sustainability of interventions especially in
  terms of finance such as 20 million LLINs are
  already distributed all over the country and
  replacement should be started in mid 2008, need
  of ACT drugs, IRS operational and chemical cost,
  etc.
• Rejection of proposals/requests by GFATM

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IV. Future Plan

• Capacity building of CSOs (CAME and CMAME
  members)
  
• Resources mobilization to satisfy the need of
  members
  
• Scale up advocacy policy activities
• Implement the 2008 operation plan
• Decentralize the responsibility with all supports
  
  

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Permanent CMAME Steering Committee Members

• 1. Mr. Abreham Fesseha Chairperson
• 2. Ms. Kidist Tesfaye
  Secretary
  
• 3. Ms. Haimanot Kagnew member
• 4. Mr. Andualem Sisay ember
• 5. Mr. Tamirat Hailu member
  
  
• 6. Mr. Behigu Mesert
  V/Chairperson
  
• 7. Mr. Eskinder Goshu member

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CMAME Regional Focal Persons

• 1. Tewodros Negash A.A.
• 2. Mr. Abreham G/Medihin Tigray
• 3. Mr. Kamil Sabit
  Harrari
  
• 4. Mr. Chankaye Seifu SNNPRS
• 5. Mr. Tesfaye Mereba Oromia/R12
• 6. Gezahegn Yilma Dire Dawa
• NB For regions 2, 3, 5, and 6 not yet
  designated
  

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• MERCY