Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and COVID-19: one year on Posted on 8 March 20218 March 2021Approx reading time: 3 mins 2020 was the most difficult year in living memory. Echoing the call of the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaria Consortium sup......read more
One woman’s impact in the fight against malaria Posted on 8 March 2021Approx reading time: 3 mins Twinomugisa is a primary school teacher in Hoima district. She and her family struggled for many years with an ongoing cycle of ma......read more
The power of a role model in fighting disease Posted 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
Floods in Uganda underline the need for climate resilience Posted on 12 June 202012 June 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Kachanga is a small settlement on the Ugandan banks of Lake Victoria. It is populated by fishermen and their families for whom the......read more
From the field: ‘The village health volunteer is a hero’ Posted on 24 April 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins Edisa Natukunda is a 29-year-old woman with eight biological children, including a set of twins. We visited her home in Rwensenene......read more
Imelda’s story: From tragedy to a healthy future Posted on 23 April 202024 April 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Just off the Masaka to Kampala road lies Kyamuyimbwa, a town of 22,000. Imelda’s house sits along the main road, right in the mi......read more
Malaria poses a serious risk to pregnant women. What can be done to protect them? Posted on 20 April 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Malaria in pregnancy is a serious public health issue. It kills an estimated 10,000 women globally every year, and substantially r......read more
Photo story: Supporting women through motherhood Posted on 7 March 20205 March 2021Approx reading time: 1 min In our latest photo story, Malaria Consortium’s Technical Officer Stella Bakeera in Tooro region, Western Uganda shows us the jo......read more
Four posters, one project: MAPD at ASTMH 2019 Posted on 21 November 201921 November 2019Approx reading time: 2 mins Malaria Consortium is presenting four posters on one project at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeti......read more
The school fighting malaria Posted on 27 August 2019Approx reading time: 3 mins We’re greeted at Kyotera Primary School by head boy Clovis. He is ready to show us the work his school is doing to equip its......read more