116 Publications items related to 'South Sudan'
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Resources: Learning brief :
Pioneering the Boma Health Initiative
In 2016, the government launched its flagship strategy, the Boma Health Initiative, to tackle childhood illnesses and achieve universal health coverage.
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Resources: Journal article :
Performance of four respiratory rate counters to support community health workers to detect the symptoms of pneumonia in children in low resource settings
This study analysed the performance of improved respiratory rate timers that are used to detect pneumonia symptoms in low-resource settings.
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Resources: Journal article :
Performance, Acceptability, and Usability of Respiratory Rate Timers and Pulse Oximeters When Used by Frontline Health Workers to Detect Symptoms of Pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: Protocol for a Two-Phase, Multisite, Mixed-Methods
BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children aged under 5 years in both sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The current diagnostic criterion for pneumonia is based on the…
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2018
Malaria Consortium's Trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2018.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Malaria Consortium and the Sustainable Development Goals
This brochure highlights some of the key ways in which Malaria Consortium is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals and illustrates the importance of using a multifaceted approach to…
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluation of a continuous community-based insecticide-treated nets distribution pilot in Lainya County, South Sudan 2012–2013
Background Continuous distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) has now been accepted as one way of sustaining ITN universal coverage. Community-based channels offer an interesting means of…
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Resources: Training materials :
Pneumonia diagnostics: Device selection report
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five, particularly in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers (CHWs) providing health services in rural and hard…
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Resources: Project brief :
Integrated community case management in South Sudan
This project aims to improve access to basic health care for children suffering from malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan, contributing to a reduction in under…
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2017
Malaria Consortium's Trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2017.
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Resources: Journal article :
Mass drug administration in Central Equatoria, South Sudan: Results and suggestions for future distributions
Background South Sudan has rolled out a neglected tropical disease programme, which envisaged deworming campaigns in states endemic for soil transmitted helminth infections and…
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Resources: Journal article :
Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: Community health workers’ and national stakeholders’ differing perspectives of new and existing aids
Background Pneumonia heavily contributes to global under-five mortality. Many countries use community case management to detect and treat childhood pneumonia. Community health workers (CHWs) have…
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Fighting NTDs: Five years later, five years closer
On the 5th Anniversary of the London Declaration on NTDs, Malaria Consortium looks back on some of our favourite moments in the fight against NTDs.
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Resources: Annual review :
Malaria Consortium strategy 2015–2019
To achieve our mission, Malaria Consortium will work with partners — including all levels of government — to improve the lives of all in Africa and Asia, especially the poorest and most marginalised.…
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Videos :
60-second learning: Evaluating pneumonia diagnostics
A 60-second introduction to Malaria Consortium's new learning paper: Evaluating pneumonia diagnostic aids. Kevin Baker, pneumonia diagnostics programme coordinator, presents. Diagnosing pneumonia can…
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Videos :
Top moments of 2016
Reflecting on a few of our favourite moments from 2016
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Resources: Poster :
Performance of selected respiratory rate timers for the detection of symptoms of pneumonia in children at the community level
This poster was presented at the 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference. It discusses the pneumonia diagnostics, which aimed to identify the most accurate and acceptable…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Evaluating pneumonia diagnostic aids
Malaria Consortium’s pneumonia diagnostics project aimed to identify the most accurate, acceptable, scalable and user-friendly respiratory rate timers and pulse oximeters to help community health…
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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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Resources: Learning brief :
Evaluating access and coverage of community-based management of acute malnutrition in South Sudan
This learning brief describes how Malaria Consortium is facilitating community-based management of acute malnutrition in children 6–59 months through the integrated community case management…