305 Publications items related to 'Nigeria'
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: An essential health service for Nigeria
With global SMC stakeholders, we have developed infection prevention contingency measures for SMC that will greatly reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Resources: Annual review :
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention program Philanthropy Report 2019-2020
Malaria Consortium’s annual report on the use of philanthropic funding for SMC.
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Resources: Case study :
Success story: Delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention in a rural community in Nigeria
Umar Abba Yamel, senior community health extension worker, supervised community distributors and drug management during the 2019 SMC campaign.
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluation of a capacity building intervention on malaria treatment for under‑fives in rural health facilities in Niger state, Nigeria
This study assessed the effect on malaria diagnosis and prescription practices among febrile under-fives in rural health facilities.
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Resources: Brochure :
Partnering with governments to improve maternal and child health
This brochure offers examples of the technical assistance we have provided to various governments.
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Resources: Presentation :
Examining the feasibility of community health worker delivery of severe acute malnutrition treatment using an innovative simplified low-literacy protocol: Results from Nigeria
This presentation was given at the 68th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Resources: Poster :
Assessing the quality of SMC delivery by low-literate community health workers in Nigeria
In 2018, Malaria Consortium trained 20,969 low-literate community health workers in Nigeria to administer SMC to approximately 3.2 million children under five.
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Resources: Journal article :
Consequences of restricting antimalarial drugs to rapid diagnostic test-positive febrile children in south-west Nigeria
A longer-acting ACT may be needed as the first-line drug for treating uncomplicated malaria in high-transmission settings to prevent frequent re-infections.
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Resources: Journal article :
Institutionalisation of integrated community case management into national health systems in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of the literature
This article identifies models of, and gaps in, the institutionalisation of integrated community case management into national health systems.
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Resources: Project brief :
Improving community-based primary healthcare in Nigeria
With a focus on maternal, newborn and child health, this project aims to revitalise primary healthcare and secure universal health coverage in Niger state.
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Improving community-based primary healthcare in Nigeria
Malaria Consortium is providing technical assistance to support Niger state in north-central Nigeria with the implementation of a community-based primary healthcare programme that is integrated with…
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Resources: Journal article :
Integrated community case management: Planning for sustainability in five African countries
We designed an iterative and unique process for each Rapid Access Expansion Programme area which involved creating a sustainability framework.
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Resources: Infographic :
Surveillance
This fact sheet explains what surveillance is and why it is important.
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Resources: Journal article :
Community engagement and mobilisation of local resources to support integrated Community Case Management of childhood illnesses in Niger state, Nigeria
This study wanted to document the process and scale achieved for community engagement and mobilisation to foster ownership and sustainability.
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Resources: Journal article :
Effect of community-based intervention on improving access to treatment for sick under-five children in hard-to-reach communities in Niger state, Nigeria
Integrated community case management with focused demand creation activities can improve access to lifesaving interventions from frontline community providers.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Universal health coverage capacity statement
This capacity statement outlines our contribution to supporting countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Malaria Consortium considers UHC, as defined by the World Health Organization…
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Resources: Research brief :
Improving access to treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria
With training and supportive supervision, low-literate community health workers were mostly able to identify and treat cases of acute malnutrition in under-fives.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Digital health
We believe digital health is key to achieving equitable access to quality case management and advancing health system effectiveness and efficiency.
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Videos :
Fighting malnutrition in rural Nigeria
Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has been training community oriented resource persons (CORP) to diagnose and treat common illnesses in children under five years including the main killers - pneumonia,…
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Resources: Project brief :
Support to the National Malaria Programme in Nigeria 2
The SuNMap project aims to improve the planning, financing and delivery of sustainable malaria programmes across 165 local government areas in six states of Nigeria.