18 Blog items related to 'Chad'
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Pioneering solutions for community health: Africa's trailblazers
Many countries in Africa have grappled with significant challenges in providing accessible and quality healthcare to their populations due to insufficient infrastructure, shortages of medical…
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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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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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Why we must increase access to lifesaving pneumonia interventions for children
As COP27 is underway this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, the world is reminded of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by the United Nations, one of which is to catalyse action against climate…
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ASTMH 2022: Transforming health through innovation
In the third and final instalment of our ASTMH blog series, we explore the need to prioritise innovation in public health programming to optimise the impact of interventions and help ensure more…
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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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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…
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SMC in 2022: Maintaining scale and looking to the future
Last year, our seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme reached 20 million children across Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria, Mozambique, Togo and Uganda, providing them with antimalarials to…
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Snapshot of 2021
The past year has dealt us a paradoxical mix of highs and lows. After decades of research and investment, the world rejoiced at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation that the…
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Why improved diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia must remain a priority
When Malaria Consortium was established in 2003, our primary focus was on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. However, with half of deaths in children under five caused by malaria,…
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and COVID-19: One year on
2020 was the most difficult year in living memory. Echoing the call of the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaria Consortium supported arguments for malaria programmes to be maintained as essential…
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Our top blogs of 2020
In a challenging year for our operations across Africa and Asia, we have looked to communicate the breadth of Malaria Consortium’s work on our blog, including the ways we've adapted our programmes in…
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Looking to 2021 - the scope for SMC in the future
Progress towards fewer malaria cases and deaths has plateaued in recent years and achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of malaria elimination by 2030 looks increasingly challenging in…
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How COVID-19 has affected SMC supply chains
During last year's seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaign, we outlined some of the steps that go into getting millions of doses of preventive treatment to millions of children across the…
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Keeping SMC beneficiaries and distributors safe during COVID-19
The distribution of drugs for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential health service for the prevention of malaria. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are working to adapt our plans…
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Our statement on COVID-19 and SMC
This is a previous statement related to Malaria Consortium's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See our latest statement on COVID-19 and SMC. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential…