A new online portal for vector biologistsPosted on 17 December 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 4 mins 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 PacificPosted on 17 December 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, in partnership with Kasetsart University, ran the 2nd International Training Course ......read more
Integrating birth notification into South Sudan’s community-based primary healthcarePosted on 16 December 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 1 min Birth registration rates in South Sudan are low: only 35 percent of children under five are currently registered with the governme......read more
Celebrating our Dr Sylvia Meek scholars: Funmilayo OgunkomayaPosted on 11 December 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins We are celebrating the achievements of Malaria Consortium’s Dr Sylvia Meek scholars, who have benefited from a scholarship fund ......read more
Counting breaths: an assessment of automated respiratory rate timersPosted on 22 November 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 3 mins Community health workers across the world currently use respiratory rate as a proxy sign for pneumonia. But this technique is far ......read more
What is a breath? Findings from our BREATHE studyPosted on 22 November 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 3 mins What is a breath? Pneumonia is one of the biggest killers in the world. Every year, it causes the death of more than 800,000 c......read more
Four posters, one project: MAPD at ASTMH 2019Posted on 21 November 201924 October 2023Approx 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
Female community health workers key in improving child survival in South SudanPosted on 22 October 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 1 min The Republic of South Sudan has one of the highest under‐five mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa: 96 per 1,000 live births in......read more
Dust, rain, shocks and power: overcoming mobile health equipment challengesPosted on 17 October 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins Mozambique’s health challenges are immense: over one third of under-five deaths are attributable to pneumonia, diarrhoea and mal......read more
A step-by-step guide to distributing anti-malaria drugs to six million childrenPosted on 14 October 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 5 mins The moment a community distributor gives a cup of life-saving malaria medicine to each of six million children across the Sahel re......read more