The most important public health problem in Malawi, accounting for 4 million cases annually.

Approved in May 2006, the Bank provides US$5 million as additional financing to the current World Bank financed US$15 million Health Sector Support Project (HSSP) which is a contribution to the entire Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) program. Just like the HSSP, the Booster Program resources are provided through basket funding, pooled together with funds from government, Norway, DFID, UNFPA and other development partners who may join in the future. At the central level, the primary objective is to strengthen institutional processes to support an effective M&E system for the SWAp using malaria indicators as drivers.

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Through its strengthening of monitoring and evaluation systems and emphasis on improved results-based decision making, the additional grant will leverage funding from other partners to strengthen the delivery of malaria control and health services. It will therefore contribute to achieving the three Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and reducing poverty by protecting the poorest and the most vulnerable from economic loss due to ill health and disability.