116 Publications items related to 'South Sudan'
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The Pneumonia Diagnostics Project: evaluating devices for accuracy
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five in both Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. A large number of the children who die from pneumonia do so as a result of…
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The Pneumonia Diagnostics Project: improving pneumonia diagnosis in the community
The Pneumonia Diagnostics Project is working to identify the most accurate and acceptable devices for use by frontline health workers in remote settings in Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda.
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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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Acceptability of selected respiratory rate counters and pulse oximeters for use by frontline health workers in the detection of pneumonia symptoms in children in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses Malaria Consortium’s evaluation to identify the most accurate and acceptable…
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Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa
Aim To identify better performing iCCM programs in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA) and identify factors associated with better performance using routine data. Methods We examined 15 evaluations or studies…
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Integrated community case management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea across three African countries: A qualitative study exploring lessons learnt and implications for further scale up
Abstract Numerous studies highlight the effectiveness of an integrated approach for the management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea at the community level. There has however been little study on…
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Resources: Presentation :
Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries
This presentation was given at a Malaria Consortium symposium on improving pneumonia diagnosis in children during the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6…
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ICCM in practice
Clare Strachan discusses lessons learnt from a participatory evaluation across three African countries (South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia).
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Resources: Poster :
Pneumonia diagnostics: Searching for new tools for frontline health workers in resource-poor settings
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and discusses the formative research findings of the Pneumonia Diagnostics Project. The project aimed…
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Integrated community case management in practice: Lessons learnt from a participatory evaluation in three African countries
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and discusses various stakeholder perspectives on introducing large-scale integrated community case…
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Resources: Project report :
Improving access for under-fives to life saving treatment through integrated community case management for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea
This is the final project report for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) grant to Malaria Consortium for the project “Improving access for under-fives to life saving treatment…
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Resources: Journal article :
The use of counting beads to improve the classification of fast breathing in low-resource settings: a multi-country review
This article presents findings on using counting beads and a timer to count a child's respiratory rate in order to improve classification of fast breathing.
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Resources: Technical brief :
Neglected tropical diseases: A holistic vision for disease elimination
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over 1.4 billion people worldwide and cause half a million deaths each year. They also cause chronic disability, stigma and ill health, disproportionally…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Implementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences and lessons learned in three African countries
Malaria Consortium’s involvement in iCCM has spanned inputs to facilitate policy development, project design, implementation from start-up phase; ongoing support to the public health system in…
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Resources: Learning paper :
It’s all in the detail: developing effective health-related job aids
Malaria Consortium has had extensive experience designing, developing, implementing and evaluating a variety of job aids. An integral part of our work is to strengthen capacity and improve the…
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Resources: Annual review :
Malaria Consortium 2003-2013: a decade in communicable disease control and child health
Malaria Consortium was founded in 2003 by a small team of people with a vision - to build the capacity of malaria-endemic countries worldwide to deal with a common and treatable disease that was…
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Resources: Project brief :
Improved tools for the measurement of respiratory rate and oxygen saturation for the detection of signs of pneumonia
This project aims to identify the most accurate, acceptable, scalable and user-friendly respiratory rate timers and pulse oximeters for the detection of pneumonia symptoms in children by community…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Integrating severe acute malnutrition into the management of childhood diseases at community level in South Sudan
Since December 2010, Malaria Consortium has been implementing an innovative approach to community management of severe acute malnutrition, together with an existing integrated community case…
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Reaching and sustaining high levels of ITN ownership and use through a community-based, demand-driven approach in Lainya County, South Sudan
This poster is one of a series of presentations for the 62nd ASTMH Annual Meeting. It presents results of a a one year pilot programme in Lainya County, South Sudan to test the feasibility of a…
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Distribution, delivery and allocation strategies for mass campaigns to achieve universal coverage with insecticide treated nets
This poster is one of a series of presentations for the 62nd ASTMH Annual Meeting. It presents results from 14 post campaign household surveys conducted in Nigeria, Ghana, South Sudan, Senegal and…