The 6th European Union – African Union Summit: A renewed partnership?Posted on 4 March 202218 March 2022Approx reading time: 2 mins Last month, European and African Heads of State met for the 6th European Union and African Union Summit in Brussels, held two year......read more
SMC in 2022: Maintaining scale and looking to the futurePosted on 25 January 202226 January 2022Approx reading time: 3 mins Last year, our seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme reached 20 million children across Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria, Mo......read more
Supporting country coordinating mechanisms to deliver Global Fund’s strategyPosted on 13 January 202219 January 2022Approx reading time: 2 mins The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recently released a new five-year strategy, following a long period of eng......read more
Five ways to combat the impact of climatic changes on malaria in EthiopiaPosted on 5 November 20215 November 2021Approx reading time: 3 mins Climatic changes are being observed across the African continent. These changes may be contributing to the spread of malaria, espe......read more
Resilient health systems are vital in response to global warmingPosted on 10 August 202111 August 2021Approx reading time: 2 mins On 9 August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an eagerly anticipated landmark report on the impacts o......read more
Success for Dr Sylvia Meek scholars: Helping to address the global shortage of medical entomologistsPosted on 27 July 202127 July 2021Approx reading time: 2 mins There are few things that can rival the satisfaction and quiet pleasure of witnessing the progress of a bright and talented new ge......read more
Looking to 2021 – the scope for SMC in the futurePosted on 13 November 20201 December 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins Progress towards fewer malaria cases and deaths has plateaued in recent years and achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)......read more
The power of a role model in fighting diseasePosted on 16 October 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins In communities where diseases like malaria and pneumonia are highly prevalent, small, positive changes in behaviour can make a hug......read more
Lessons from Ouagadougou: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in urban contextsPosted on 21 April 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has been a leader in implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Sahel. In Burkina F......read more