Solar-charged solutions: Improving digital tools for community health workers in Mozambique Posted on 23 March 202123 March 2021Approx reading time: 4 mins In 2016, we worked closely with the Ministry of Health in Mozambique and UNICEF to bridge the gap in community healthcare, d......read more
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
Looking to 2021 – the scope for SMC in the future Posted 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
Strong partnerships make for successful programmes Posted on 12 November 2020Approx reading time: 4 mins In conversation with Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) We spoke with Dr Audu Bala Mohammed, National C......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
Adapting seasonal malaria chemoprevention during a pandemic Posted on 12 October 202012 October 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins “We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear” WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the COVID-19 pandemic on......read more
How COVID-19 has affected SMC supply chains Posted on 6 August 202011 September 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins During last year's seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaign, we outlined some of the steps that go into getting millions of......read more
New town hall meetings in Nigeria lead to concrete commitments on malaria funding Posted on 3 June 20205 June 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Jigawa state sits at the heart of northern Nigeria, the region of the country most severely affected by malaria. Back in March, be......read more
Insights from a remote scoping and validation exercise: digitalising seasonal malaria chemoprevention Posted on 11 May 202011 May 2020Approx reading time: 4 mins Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has led the distribution of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in Nigeria, with the interve......read more
Keeping SMC beneficiaries and distributors safe during COVID-19 Posted on 24 April 202012 May 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins The distribution of drugs for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential health service for the prevention of malaria.......read more