This article provides a summary of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations from the meeting of the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization in September 2012.19/12/2012
This article provides a summary of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations from the meeting of the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization in September 2012.
This brief is based on Malaria Consortium’s lessons learned over three years of implementation and research on scaling up the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests at community and health…18/12/2012
This brief is based on Malaria Consortium’s lessons learned over three years of implementation and research on scaling up the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests at community and health facility level. It contains recommendations on critical issues which need…
This briefing note provides background to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Nigeria. SMC is the administration of a full course of antimalarial treatment combination during the malaria season to prevent illness…01/12/2012
This briefing note provides background to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Nigeria. SMC is the administration of a full course of antimalarial treatment combination during the malaria season to prevent illness and death from the disease.
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia,…12/11/2012
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in…12/11/2012
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in…12/11/2012
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in…12/11/2012
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in…12/11/2012
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.
Integrated community case management programmes require community sensitisation and targeted health systems strengthening to functioning optimally and enhance benefits such as reduced child mortality.07/11/2012
Integrated community case management programmes require community sensitisation and targeted health systems strengthening to functioning optimally and enhance benefits such as reduced child mortality.
This effectiveness trial, conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Uganda, compared a diagnostic and treatment package for malaria and pneumonia with presumptive treatment with antimalarial drugs.07/11/2012
This effectiveness trial, conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Uganda, compared a diagnostic and treatment package for malaria and pneumonia with presumptive treatment with antimalarial drugs.
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Despite resurgence in the use of community health workers (CHWs) in the delivery of community case management of childhood illnesses, a paucity of evidence for effective strategies to address key…07/11/2012
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Despite resurgence in the use of community health workers (CHWs) in the delivery of community case management of childhood illnesses, a paucity of evidence for effective strategies to address key constraints of worker motivation and retention endures. This work reports…
Uganda’s Ministry of Health, together with partners, has introduced integrated community case management(iCCM) for children under 5 years. We assessed how the iCCM program addresses newborn care in threemidwestern districts…07/11/2012
Uganda’s Ministry of Health, together with partners, has introduced integrated community case management(iCCM) for children under 5 years. We assessed how the iCCM program addresses newborn care in threemidwestern districts through document reviews, structured interviews, and focus group discussions with…
Understanding the impact of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) use on management of acute febrile disease at a community level, and on the consumption of anti-malarial medicines, is critical to…08/10/2012
Understanding the impact of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) use on management of acute febrile disease at a community level, and on the consumption of anti-malarial medicines, is critical to the planning and success of scale-up to universal parasite-based diagnosis…
The study reports that Focused Screening and Treatment is a potentially useful tool to detect, treat and track clusters of asymptomatic carriers of P. falciparum, and to provide valuable epidemiological…01/10/2012
The study reports that Focused Screening and Treatment is a potentially useful tool to detect, treat and track clusters of asymptomatic carriers of P. falciparum, and to provide valuable epidemiological information regarding cross-border movements of potential parasite carriers.
In Nigeria, Malaria Consortium and partners are working on the Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP), a comprehensive project to prevent, treat, and monitor malaria and build local capacity to…09/08/2012
In Nigeria, Malaria Consortium and partners are working on the Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP), a comprehensive project to prevent, treat, and monitor malaria and build local capacity to control the disease.
This is a case study on Catherine Nassiwa, who uses her role as the Malaria Focal Person in Kiboga district, Uganda to coordinate activities and mobilise development partners, Village Health…07/08/2012
This is a case study on Catherine Nassiwa, who uses her role as the Malaria Focal Person in Kiboga district, Uganda to coordinate activities and mobilise development partners, Village Health Team members, and the Ugandan health ministry to increase access…
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's work to motivate and support the work of Village Health Teams in Uganda through Village Health Club forums and meetings. 07/08/2012
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's work to motivate and support the work of Village Health Teams in Uganda through Village Health Club forums and meetings.
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of SuNMaP’s achievements, experiences and lessons in the course of programme implementation. It highlights some of the implications of current…30/07/2012
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of SuNMaP’s achievements, experiences and lessons in the course of programme implementation. It highlights some of the implications of current experiences for other partners and ministries of health involved in…
An external report on work in May and June 2012 towards building an updated national malaria stratification system for Cambodia based on observed malaria incidence. 14/07/2012
An external report on work in May and June 2012 towards building an updated national malaria stratification system for Cambodia based on observed malaria incidence.
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could radically improve febrile illness management in remote and low-resource populations. However, reliance upon community health workers (CHWs) remains controversial because of concerns about blood…11/07/2012
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could radically improve febrile illness management in remote and low-resource populations. However, reliance upon community health workers (CHWs) remains controversial because of concerns about blood safety and appropriate use of artemisinin combination therapy. This study…
Since 2002/03, an estimated 4.7 million nets have been distributed in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) among an at risk population of approximately 10 million people. Evidence…07/06/2012
Since 2002/03, an estimated 4.7 million nets have been distributed in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) among an at risk population of approximately 10 million people. Evidence from the region suggests that large-scale net ownership rapidly increased…
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's Beyond Garki project, which seeks to support existing health services in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda to monitor changing malaria epidemiology and…24/05/2012
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's Beyond Garki project, which seeks to support existing health services in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda to monitor changing malaria epidemiology and assess the conditions necessary to reduce malaria transmission below the…
The training of health workers in the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is an important component of a wider strategy to improve parasite-based malaria diagnosis at lower level…20/04/2012
The training of health workers in the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is an important component of a wider strategy to improve parasite-based malaria diagnosis at lower level health care facilities (LLHFs) where microscopy is not readily available…
Use of diagnostics in integrated community case management (iCCM) of fever is recognized as an important step in improving rational use of drugs and quality of care for febrile under-five…20/04/2012
Use of diagnostics in integrated community case management (iCCM) of fever is recognized as an important step in improving rational use of drugs and quality of care for febrile under-five children. This study conducted in the Ugandan District of Iganga,…
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment project in Ghana, which aimed to strengthen the capacity, effectiveness and reach of Ghana’s National Malaria Control…18/04/2012
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment project in Ghana, which aimed to strengthen the capacity, effectiveness and reach of Ghana’s National Malaria Control Programme and support the engagement of all key actors in…
Through Malaria Consortium's coordination of Nigeria's Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP), Tosin Kareem, pregnant with her second child, receives advice and a long lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) as a…18/04/2012
Through Malaria Consortium's coordination of Nigeria's Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP), Tosin Kareem, pregnant with her second child, receives advice and a long lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) as a part of her antenatal healthcare.
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Large parts of South Sudan are thought to be trachoma endemic but baseline data, required to initiate interventions, are few. District-by-district surveys, currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO),…10/04/2012
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Large parts of South Sudan are thought to be trachoma endemic but baseline data, required to initiate interventions, are few. District-by-district surveys, currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), are often not financially or logistically viable. We therefore adapted…
This case study looks at one young family's experience of preventing malaria through the use of a long lasting insecticide-treated net (LLIN), provided through Malaria Consortium's Pioneer Project in Uganda.…04/04/2012
This case study looks at one young family's experience of preventing malaria through the use of a long lasting insecticide-treated net (LLIN), provided through Malaria Consortium's Pioneer Project in Uganda.
A report on Malaria Consortium's use of a 'positive deviance' approach to achieving behaviour change and improving the malaria outcomes among mobile and migrant workers in Cambodia. 30/03/2012
A report on Malaria Consortium's use of a 'positive deviance' approach to achieving behaviour change and improving the malaria outcomes among mobile and migrant workers in Cambodia.
This case study provides details on Malaria Consortium's provision of 'Zambulances', a community-based bicycle ambulance system for rural areas in Zambia. The zambulance reduces transport time and cost for those…27/03/2012
This case study provides details on Malaria Consortium's provision of 'Zambulances', a community-based bicycle ambulance system for rural areas in Zambia. The zambulance reduces transport time and cost for those in need of prompt medical treatment.
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's monitoring and evaluation work, conducted to support national malaria programmes and partners in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to put in place…22/03/2012
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's monitoring and evaluation work, conducted to support national malaria programmes and partners in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to put in place a reliable malaria evidence base. The aim is to ensure…
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's effort to expand the work on the containment of artemisinin resistant malaria and to move towards the preelimination of malaria in Cambodia.22/03/2012
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's effort to expand the work on the containment of artemisinin resistant malaria and to move towards the preelimination of malaria in Cambodia.
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's past work to mount a coordinated response to contain and ultimately eliminate artemisinin resistant malaria parasites in Cambodia and Thailand. 22/03/2012
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's past work to mount a coordinated response to contain and ultimately eliminate artemisinin resistant malaria parasites in Cambodia and Thailand.
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's past work to help strengthen and advance efforts to engage with civil society in Ethiopia through the activities of the Coalition Against…22/03/2012
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's past work to help strengthen and advance efforts to engage with civil society in Ethiopia through the activities of the Coalition Against Malaria in Ethiopia advocacy partnership.
This is a brief project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's Oromia Project aims and achievements. The project conducted school-based surveys of malaria and helminth infection to develop a regional disease risk…22/03/2012
This is a brief project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's Oromia Project aims and achievements. The project conducted school-based surveys of malaria and helminth infection to develop a regional disease risk map for the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's RDT Trial Oromia programme, which evaluated the performance of three multi-species Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for malaria through trials in the Oromia…22/03/2012
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's RDT Trial Oromia programme, which evaluated the performance of three multi-species Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for malaria through trials in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, with an aim for future widespread deployment…
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium Ethiopia's United Against Malaria project, which encouraged awareness and social mobilisation for malaria prevention and control through targeted messages and various communication…22/03/2012
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium Ethiopia's United Against Malaria project, which encouraged awareness and social mobilisation for malaria prevention and control through targeted messages and various communication tools.
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's Community Health Worker (CHW) Capacity Building activities in Inhambane Province, Mozambique, which trained 100 CHWs to provide care to over 2,000 people…22/03/2012
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's Community Health Worker (CHW) Capacity Building activities in Inhambane Province, Mozambique, which trained 100 CHWs to provide care to over 2,000 people for malaria and other diseases.
This is a project brief for Malaria Consortium's LLIN Distributions for Scale-up programme, which aimed to assist the Mozambican Ministry of Health to analyse and prepare a national distribution system…22/03/2012
This is a project brief for Malaria Consortium's LLIN Distributions for Scale-up programme, which aimed to assist the Mozambican Ministry of Health to analyse and prepare a national distribution system for long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) by demonstrating universal coverage campaigns…
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's Sustainable LLIN Delivery Systems project in Mozambique. This project aimed to prevent malaria by distributing long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and stimulating…22/03/2012
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's Sustainable LLIN Delivery Systems project in Mozambique. This project aimed to prevent malaria by distributing long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and stimulating the private sector market for nets.
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease…22/03/2012
This is a project brief detailing Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and…
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's CIDA-funded Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) activities in Mozambique, South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia, which aimed to demonstrate implementation at scale of…22/03/2012
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's CIDA-funded Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) activities in Mozambique, South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia, which aimed to demonstrate implementation at scale of effective, replicable community-based treatment systems for childhood malaria, pneumonia and…
This is a brief project report for Malaria Consortium's Rapid NTD Mapping work, which determined the areas of South Sudan that required mass drug administration (MDA) of preventive chemotherapy for…22/03/2012
This is a brief project report for Malaria Consortium's Rapid NTD Mapping work, which determined the areas of South Sudan that required mass drug administration (MDA) of preventive chemotherapy for neglected tropical diseases, including lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis, intestinal worms,…
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's TB Control project, which aimed to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by tuberculosis (TB) in Karamoja, while sustaining the successes already achieved…22/03/2012
This is a project brief summarising Malaria Consortium's TB Control project, which aimed to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by tuberculosis (TB) in Karamoja, while sustaining the successes already achieved in TB control in the Acholi region of Uganda.
SuNMap – Support to National Malaria Programme – was set up to support the Nigerian government and people in tackling the massive burden of malaria in the country. The central…09/02/2012
SuNMap – Support to National Malaria Programme – was set up to support the Nigerian government and people in tackling the massive burden of malaria in the country. The central aim of the government’s strategic plan is to deliver “interventions…
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are effective tools for malaria prevention and can significantly reduce severe disease and mortality due to malaria, especially among children under five in endemic areas. However, ITN…01/02/2012
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are effective tools for malaria prevention and can significantly reduce severe disease and mortality due to malaria, especially among children under five in endemic areas. However, ITN coverage and use remain low and inequitable among different socio-economic…
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While feasibility of new health technologies in well-resourced healthcare settings is extensively documented, it is largely unknown in low-resourced settings. Uganda’s decision to deploy and scale up malaria rapid diagnostic…23/01/2012
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While feasibility of new health technologies in well-resourced healthcare settings is extensively documented, it is largely unknown in low-resourced settings. Uganda’s decision to deploy and scale up malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) in public health facilities and at the community…
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Plasmodium–helminth coinfection can have a number of consequences for infected hosts, yet our knowledge of the epidemiology of coinfection across multiple settings is limited. This study investigates the distribution and…18/01/2012
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Plasmodium–helminth coinfection can have a number of consequences for infected hosts, yet our knowledge of the epidemiology of coinfection across multiple settings is limited. This study investigates the distribution and heterogeneity of coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum and three major helminth…
Village health teams (VHTs) can play an important role in reducing the number of child deaths in Ugandan communities. In order to achieve this, they need to be properly trained,…10/01/2012
Village health teams (VHTs) can play an important role in reducing the number of child deaths in Ugandan communities. In order to achieve this, they need to be properly trained, supported and motivated. VHT performance and motivation is influenced by…