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Overexposure to volcanic soils causes more than a million people to suffer from effects of neglected tropical disease in Ethiopia

Agriculture in Ethiopia is central to the country's economy. With a variety of crops grown, including coffee, farming is the main ...

Critical conversations on genetic control strategies for malaria control in East Africa

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19 December 2022

Defining the future of SMC in Togo: exploring new delivery strategies

Togo has been implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) since 2013, following recommendations from the World Health Orga...
14 December 2022

Promoting better health through participatory dialogues in Cameroon

Ekondo Titi - a district in the Southwest region of Cameroon, accessible only by boat and difficult dirt roads - has a high rate o...
2 December 2022

We must do more to increase equitable access to essential health services

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 400 million people still lack access to one or more essential health se...
A mother is helping her daughter to drink the antimalarial medicine dissolved with water into a cup 25 November 2022

Advancing the conversation on SMC at ASTMH 2022

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s (ASTMH) Annual Meeting is one of the world’s most important meetings o...
23 November 2022

Photo story: Learning exchange shares institutional capacity to respond to rising arbovirus threat in Africa

From 31 October to 5 November 2022, as part of the Resistance Against Future Threats (RAFT) project through Vector Control, funded...
11 November 2022

Why we must increase access to lifesaving pneumonia interventions for children

As COP27 is underway this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, the world is reminded of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by the U...
3 November 2022

ASTMH 2022: Transforming health through innovation

In the third and final instalment of our ASTMH blog series, we explore the need to prioritise innovation in public health programm...
2 November 2022

Fostering community participation and ownership of new health programmes: lessons from village health teams and SMC implementation in Karamoja, Uganda

"One who sees something good must narrate it" - Ugandan proverb In Uganda, malaria is a leading cause of death, particularly in...
1 November 2022

ASTMH 2022: The importance of equity and how we address it

In the second instalment of our ASTMH blog series, we outline some of Malaria Consortium's work around improving equitable access ...
31 October 2022

ASTMH 2022: The power of partnerships to optimise health outcomes

In the first instalment of our American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene's Annual Meeting (ASTMH) series this year, we'r...
28 October 2022

Reflections of outgoing Malaria Consortium Chief Executive, Charles Nelson

As I reflect on recent visits to our country teams and programme activities in Uganda, Ethiopia and Nigeria - my last visits in my...
20 October 2022

Malaria surveillance in Mozambique

In Mozambique, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, responsible for 10 million infections and over 23,000 deat...

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