A new online portal for vector biologists
Dr Paul Russell, a malaria specialist who served in the Second World War, once said: "Man ploughs the sea like a leviathan, he soa......read more
Training entomologists to tackle malaria in Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, in partnership with Kasetsart University, ran the 2nd International Training Course ......read more
We must wake up to the dengue threat – and the other diseases lining up behind
Sweat glistens on the skin of the 24-year-old Jeanine. Here and there it coalesces into tiny rivulets that trickle and drip onto t......read more
It’s time for a World Dengue Day. Here’s why.
At 390 million cases per year, dengue is the world’s fastest-growing disease. This has rocketed from only 15,000 cases in 1960. ......read more
World Health Day 2019: Prioritising the most vulnerable communities to achieve health for all
Contemplating how the world achieves universal health coverage (UHC) is a mammoth task. The ambition is to ensure 'health for all'......read more
Bright spots of progress in women’s health, but much work to do
As the world marks International Women’s Day, the progress that has been made since the day was first officially adopted in 1975......read more
Tackling antibiotic resistance – why it matters and how community dialogue can help
Malaria Consortium was honoured to be chosen by the Wellcome Trust as one of two “Pioneers” identified through a competitive open call to showcase our work on Community Dialogue to address antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh. The project addresses what the general public can do to minimise the spread of antibiotic resistance.
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From the field: female community health volunteers in Nepal
As part of its Acute Respiratory Infection Diagnosis Aid (ARIDA) project/study, Malaria Consortium (MC) went on a scoping mission to Nepal end of January and visited a Female Health Community Volunteer in a valley outside Kathmandu.
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Recognising community health workers this World Health Day and World Health Worker Week
To mark the fourth annual World Health Worker Week as well as World Health Day on Friday 7, this article reflects on global health......read more
MC in the news: Dengue
Last week Malaria Consortium Myanmar was in the news with a story about dengue. We worked with Oliver Slow, a journalist to talk a......read more