From our staff – Page 2 – Malaria Consortium Blog

Q&A with Barnabé Zongo, field officer in Burkina Faso

2 October 20192 October 2019Approx reading time: 4 mins

We spoke with Barnabé Zongo, a field officer for Malaria Consortium in Burkina Faso, about his experience of preparing for and su......read more

Achieving Malaria Consortium’s mission through rigorous research

10 September 201911 September 2019Approx reading time: 6 mins

When Malaria Consortium formed as an NGO in 2003 there was no ambition to duplicate the work of other organisations working in the......read more

We must work together to fight antimicrobial resistance

9 August 201912 February 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins

Imagine you are a chicken farmer, living in a remote village in Southeast Asia. When you visit the local pharmacist, he tells y......read more

We must wake up to the dengue threat – and the other diseases lining up behind

19 June 201919 June 2019Approx reading time: 3 mins

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

Bright spots of progress in women’s health, but much work to do

8 March 20197 February 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins

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

Fighting malaria in Mozambique – digital health, community engagement and collaborative partnership

17 January 201927 March 2019Approx reading time: 4 mins

Mozambique has the highest burden of malaria in southern Africa, with over 8.5 million cases reported in 2016. Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea are attributable to over one third of under five deaths. Read about our work in Mozambique, where we are at the forefront of community and digital health work.

Tackling antibiotic resistance – why it matters and how community dialogue can help

11 January 20195 April 2019Approx reading time: 3 mins

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.