36 News items related to 'Cambodia'
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Thousands more children will survive by increasing access to pulse oximetry
A new study, developed and implemented by a research team from Malaria Consortium, found that handheld pulse oximeter devices can be used in routine care settings to save lives among children under…
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New report outlines community-led approaches as critical in confronting last mile challenges in malaria elimination
Earlier this month, the Asia-Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN), together with Malaria Consortium and the Asia-Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA), published a report promoting the use…
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Renewed UK-ASEAN development partnership
On 4 August, the first Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to draw up a Plan of Action to guide implementation of the goals and objectives of the Association of…
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New research shows handheld pulse oximeters are suitable tools for frontline health workers in detecting severe illness in children under five in resource-poor countries
Frontline health workers who tested five different pulse oximeters to detect blood oxygen saturation in children under five at district hospitals in low resource hospitals, found that handheld…
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Community health workers are key to successful malaria elimination projects in Cambodia during COVID-19
Latest Malaria Consortium research published in Global Health: Science and Practice outlines how mobile malaria workers in Cambodia who are culturally embedded and trusted by communities contributed…
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New study underlines the importance of active case detection for malaria control in Cambodia’s forests
A new case study from north-eastern Cambodia, published by Malaria Consortium in Malaria Journal, has underlined the need for tailored active case detection approaches in forest border areas in order…
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Mosquitoes – the devastating impact on global health
On World Mosquito Day, Malaria Consortium calls for the international community to reflect on the devasting impact the mosquito has on global health. In 2018, there were over 228 million malaria…
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Malaria Consortium calls for urgent action to stem the rising tide of global dengue
This ASEAN Dengue Day, Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce the publication of a timely opinion paper on the world’s fastest growing vectorborne disease. Dengue is on the rise, rapidly and…
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Latest APMEN TechTalk addresses the challenges of residual malaria in remote forested areas
Countries in the Asia Pacific region have done extremely well in achieving impressive levels of malaria reduction, but many still face the challenge of residual malaria. In the Greater Mekong…
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Malaria Consortium publishes important research on pneumonia diagnostics in Lancet journal
London, 25 June 2019 – Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of a research paper on pneumonia diagnostics in the open access eClinical Medicine journal, owned by The Lancet. The…
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Report: a mixed response to Asia's malaria elimination trajectory
A new report to help inform domestic and donor decisions and commitments relating to malaria elimination in the face of increasing challenges, was launched today in Bangkok to mark World Malaria Day…
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Targeting malaria hotspots in Cambodia by strengthening infrastructure
A new malaria post, designed to facilitate ongoing efforts to diagnose and treat malaria in hard-to-reach areas, has been established in Preah Vihear, Cambodia - a high transmission risk area along…
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Building a malaria information system in Cambodia for elimination
Background Malaria Consortium technical experts led the submission of a recently published peer-reviewed article on malaria surveillance strengthening in Cambodia through an upgraded web-based…
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Pioneers in pneumonia diagnostics: Malaria Consortium experts’ peer-reviewed article published
Malaria Consortium technical specialists have contributed to a unique published peer-reviewed article on pneumonia diagnostic tool preferences from both end users and procurers. The existing…
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Malaria Consortium receives prize for grassroots solution against dengue in Cambodia
Malaria Consortium’s project ‘Implementing integrated vector management for dengue control’ has won the Break Dengue Community Action Prize at the ISNTD Festival in London. The jury selected the…
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Malaria Consortium presents at 2017 MalEND Keystone Symposia meeting
Two Malaria Consortium technical experts will present on two key aspects of the organisation’s research at the 2017 Malaria: From Innovation to Eradication (MalERA) conference, co-organised by…
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‘Dengue is escalating - and it’s not being taken seriously enough’ (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics home. This month, experts and Members of Parliament discussed how best to tackle the growing threat of dengue fever. “Looking at dengue makes the…
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Dengue: a silent issue and a growing problem
To mark ASEAN Dengue Day, Malaria Consortium promoted a short animation called ‘Dengue: A silent issue and a growing problem’. Dengue is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world,…
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Dengue fever is rising rapidly yet still neglected, says NGO (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Whilst cases of malaria are finally on the decline, Malaria Consortium argues a long-term global programme is needed to quell dengue fever, one…
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Positive deviance approach helps reduce malaria cases in Asia
Malaria Consortium has recently published a paper in Malaria Journal which describes our experiences carrying out an innovative approach to malaria control in Cambodia. Originally used to improve…