336 items related to 'Mozambique'
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completedmHealth System Strengthening (Inhambane)
In Mozambique, children under five years are at high risk of deadly diseases and conditions such as malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea. Despite efforts to increase access for rural populations to basic…
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Resources: Presentation :
Community dialogues for prevention and control of schistosomiasis in Mozambique
This presentation was given at the 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference. It discusses Malaria Consortium's study that aimed to improve schistosomiasis prevention and…
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upSCALE: Mobile health system strengthening
The upSCALE project will design and implement a mobile health system in Mozambique, using real-time data collected by community health workers in order to improve the management and delivery of…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Implementing mobile health solutions
Malaria Consortium’s inSCALE project has been working to scale up quality integrated community case management programmes to improve child health in Uganda and Mozambique. This learning paper details…
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completedApplying community dialogues to facilitate community-lead initiatives in Nampula province, Mozambique
Community based identification of patients and home management poses one of the greatest challenges to efforts to support those suffering from lymphatic filariasis. Currently, there is no system in…
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Resources: Annual review :
Highlights from the trustees report and financial statements 2015–2016
During the first operating year of Malaria Consortium’s 2015–2019 strategy, we continued to deliver on our mission to improve lives in Africa and Asia through sustainable, evidence-based programmes…
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2016
Take a look at Malaria Consortium's trustees report and financial statements for the year that ended 31 March 2016. Also read the highlights from the trustees report and financial statements…
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Photo story: bringing healthcare to under-fives in rural Mozambique
Mozambique still faces major challenges in reducing maternal and child morbidity and mortality, despite making significant progress over the past decade. Because so many children live beyond the…
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Have you heard of schistosomiasis? Knowledge, attitudes and practices in Nampula province, Mozambique
Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which affects almost 300 million people worldwide each year. It is highly endemic in Mozambique. Prevention and control of schistosomiasis relies…
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Community dialogues for child health: Results from a qualitative process evaluation in three countries
This presentation was given at the first International Summit on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) in February 2016. It discusses a process evaluation conducted to assess communities’…
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COMDIS-HSD annual review highlights 2015 achievements
COMDIS-HSD, a Research Programme Consortium (RPC), which conducts operational research to improve health service delivery for underserved populations, released its annual review today. The review…
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Clover Country Report: Mozambique
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health…
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Resources: Project report :
The Clover Project Report
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems…
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Resources: Annual review :
Annual review: Highlights of the year 2014–2015
In 2014–2015, we continued our work to reduce malaria deaths and incidence by helping governments tailor, innovate, adopt and apply interventions best suited to their needs. We also supported the…
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Potential roles of mhealth for community health workers: Formative research with end users in Uganda and Mozambique
Background Community health workers are reemerging as an essential component of health systems in low-income countries. However, there are concerns that unless they are adequately supported, their…
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Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it…
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Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for…
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inSCALE Mobile Technology in Mozambique - enhancing community health
The inSCALE project in Mozambique is part of a multi-country study that includes Uganda and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The project is working to increase coverage of…
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Schistosomiasis: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in Nampula province, Mozambique
This infographic visualises people's knowledge and perceptions of schistosomiasis — a neglected tropical disease that is highly endemic in Nampula province in Mozambique. It demonstrates the need to…
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Demand generation and social mobilisation for integrated community case management (iCCM) and child health: Lessons learned from successful programmes in Niger and Mozambique
Aim We present the approaches used in and outcomes resulting from integrated community case management (iCCM) programmes in Niger and Mozambique with a strong focus on demand generation and social…