537 items related to 'Uganda'
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Taking the fight against malaria from home to school
After receiving training from key influencers trained by USAID’s MAPD, school teacher Twinomugisa Harriet ensures her year two pupils are free from malaria.
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Empowering youth to mobilise their communities in the fight against malaria: Swale’s story
Iyosiga Swale, a newly appointed young village health team member, continued to serve his community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tumuramye’s story about preventing malaria infection in his family
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts in Uganda trained key influencers to use the ‘zooming in’ approach — a data-driven surveillance approach.
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New seasonal malaria chemoprevention research study in Uganda could move the country towards malaria pre-elimination
Malaria Consortium is drawing on its extensive experience delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Sahel region of Africa, and its expertise in designing and implementing cutting edge…
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How we build climate resilience into our malaria response
Malaria is one of the most climate-sensitive vector borne diseases. Whether due to short-term deviations in the climate or natural external factors, climate change and variability can directly and…
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Publication snapshot of 2020
We have produced over 60 new publications covering a wide range of Malaria Consortium’s activities this year. From advocacy briefs to capacity and position statements, these are just a small…
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Quality of care for children with malaria at private health facilities in Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Sub-optimal knowledge, practices and healthcare system support in private health facilities impact on the provision of quality malaria case management in Uganda.
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Health workers’ malaria case management practices in south-central Uganda, 2017–2019
Capacity development interventions supported Ugandan health workers to improve their management of malaria, even during upsurges.
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Trends in malaria morbidity and mortality rates in Uganda: A four-year retrospective study
Core malaria interventions, including service delivery improvements informed by clinical and mortality audits, are likely to reduce mortality attributable to malaria.
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Effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal nets and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy uptake among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Uganda
Increased uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy and long-lasting insecticidal nets is contributing to malaria reduction in pregnancy cases in Uganda.
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Mainstreaming gender and youth in malaria programming in Uganda
Malaria Consortium's USAID MAPD project explored the gender- and youth-related norms that might be hindering effective malaria control in Uganda.
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The power of a role model in fighting disease
In communities where diseases like malaria and pneumonia are highly prevalent, small, positive changes in behaviour can make a huge difference to their prevention and control. But how are these…
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Malaria surveillance and response
This capacity statement details our substantial expertise in malaria surveillance and response, highlighting projects in Africa and Asia.
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: Protecting children under five from malaria during peak transmission season
In 2021, Malaria Consortium's SMC programme aims to reach 20 million children in Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria and Togo.
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Supporting frontline health workers in Uganda: Strengthening capacity during COVID-19 and beyond
With Mastercard Foundation, we are developing the capacity of frontline health workers to tackle COVID-19 while providing community case management services.
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Happy anniversary, PMI
This week, the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) celebrates its 15 years at the forefront of the global fight against malaria. We are proud to have worked in partnership with PMI during this time…
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on malaria and other infectious diseases in Uganda: Understanding comorbidities
This project seeks to understand the burden of malaria, but also of TB and HIV/AIDS, among patients with COVID-19 to assess the potential interactions.
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Floods in Uganda underline the need for climate resilience
Kachanga is a small settlement on the Ugandan banks of Lake Victoria. It is populated by fishermen and their families for whom the lake provides their livelihood. But in May, following huge…
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Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and COVID-19
Protecting the world's most vulnerable people is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery of life saving health services must not be interrupted however, especially at community level, if…
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Will a vaccine end the fight against malaria?
There were 386,000 malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, and projections suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause that number to double — to 769,000 deaths — owing to a lack of access…