172 items related to 'Burkina Faso'
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Distributing antimalarial medicines to 25 million children: The supply chain step-by-step
Author's note: This blog is an update from the original article published in 2019. Since then, Malaria Consortium's SMC activities have grown from targeting six million children to 25 million…
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Predictors of caregiver adherence to administration of amodiaquine during delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo
Non-adherence to amodiaquine administration by caregivers has implications for the emergence of antimalarial resistance.
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Resources: Project report :
Coverage and quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention supported by Malaria Consortium in 2022
This report outlines our methods for monitoring coverage of our SMC programme and the quality of its delivery in 2022.
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Resources: Project report :
Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme: Philanthropy report 2022
This report summarises achievements and challenges in areas where Malaria Consortium used philanthropic funding for SMC.
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Facilitating public, private and philanthropic partnerships is crucial to tip the scales back to malaria eradication
Experts from Malaria Consortium, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and national malaria control/elimination programmes in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Uganda call for greater…
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New report marks 10 years of transformational seasonal malaria chemoprevention scale up and innovation
A new report has been launched to mark 10 years of the successful implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in Africa. The report, entitled ‘From concept to scale – Celebrating 10…
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We must do more to increase equitable access to essential health services
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 400 million people still lack access to one or more essential health services. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a goal adopted by the…
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Advancing the conversation on SMC at ASTMH 2022
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s (ASTMH) Annual Meeting is one of the world’s most important meetings of global health practitioners, researchers and funders. While the rainy…
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Photo story: Learning exchange shares institutional capacity to respond to rising arbovirus threat in Africa
From 31 October to 5 November 2022, as part of the Resistance Against Future Threats (RAFT) project through Vector Control, funded by UK aid, Malaria Consortium hosted a learning exchange with…
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ASTMH 2022: The power of partnerships to optimise health outcomes
In the first instalment of our American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene's Annual Meeting (ASTMH) series this year, we're highlighting the powerful role of partnerships in delivering…
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Measuring the impact of SMC on malaria prevalence and case distribution compared to predicted estimates from a transmission model in Burkina Faso
Analysing prevalence trends and age distribution of cases is a useful method for estimating the impact of SMC in Burkina Faso.
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Using the role model approach to identify best practices and challenges during SMC drug administration in Burkina Faso
Through the role model approach, several identified behaviours in the community helped to improve the administration of SMC medicines.
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completedExpansion of SMC to five urban health districts in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
To provide SMC to 60,000 children in urban districts of Ouagadougou. provide SMC in five urban health districts in and around the capital city, Ouagadougou. This would be the first time SMC is…
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WHO issue new guidelines on seasonal malaria chemoprevention implementation – our response
On 3 June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new malaria chemoprevention guidelines. While previous WHO policy recommendations provided specific guidance on how chemoprevention…
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Resources: Project report :
Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention program: Philanthropy report 2021
This report summarises achievements and challenges in areas where Malaria Consortium used philanthropic funding for SMC.
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Resources: Project report :
Coverage and quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention supported by Malaria Consortium in 2021
This report outlines our methods for monitoring coverage of our SMC programme and the quality of its delivery in 2021.
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Scientific modelling for malaria policymaking
Researchers from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Uganda National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) and Malaria Consortium have co-authored an opinion piece on future malaria…
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Social and behaviour change
We implement evidence-based malaria SBC activities to promote community engagement and promote universal health coverage across Africa and Asia.
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Capacity development at Malaria Consortium
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Our first year as an Independent Research Organisation
This month marks one year since Malaria Consortium was granted Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status, making us one of only a few international non-governmental organisations to hold this…