541 items related to 'Uganda'
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African Excellence Award recognises expertise in project communications
We are delighted to announce that Malaria Consortium Uganda has received an award at this year’s African Excellence Awards. The African Excellence Awards were set up to acknowledge ‘the most…
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Resources: Journal article :
Community dialogues for child health: Results from a qualitative process evaluation in three countries
Background Across the developing world, countries are increasingly adop ting the integrated community casemanagement of childhood illnesses (iCCM) strategy in efforts to reduce child mortality. This…
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Pioneers in pneumonia diagnostics: Malaria Consortium experts’ peer-reviewed article published
Malaria Consortium technical specialists have contributed to a unique published peer-reviewed article on pneumonia diagnostic tool preferences from both end users and procurers. The existing…
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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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Travel and the emergence of high-level drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in southwest Uganda: Results from a population-based study
Background The I164L mutation on the dhfr gene confers high level resistance to sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) but it is rare in Africa except in a cluster of reports where prevalence >10% in…
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Insecticide resistance patterns in Uganda and the effect of indoor residual spraying with bendiocarb on kdr L1014S frequencies in Anopheles gambiae s.s.
Background Resistance of malaria vectors to pyrethroid insecticides has been attributed to selection pressure from long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and the use…
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Resources: Learning brief :
Informing policy and practice to improve quality of care for malaria in pregnancy in Uganda
Which activities supported the uptake of results from an operational research study that explored the barriers to achieving high coverage of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy…
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Resources: Research brief :
Strengthening service delivery for malaria in pregnancy: A mobile health pilot intervention in West Nile, Uganda
To address key barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), Malaria Consortium developed a pilot intervention that trained health workers on malaria in…
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Resources: Project brief :
Supporting government to control malaria in Uganda
The USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts aims to strengthen the government’s capacity to design, plan and monitor malaria control activities.
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activeSeasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme
Funds received from various parties supporting SMC.
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Malaria Consortium presents at 2017 MalEND Keystone Symposia meeting
Two Malaria Consortium technical experts will present on two key aspects of the organisation’s research at the 2017 Malaria: From Innovation to Eradication (MalERA) conference, co-organised by…
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Uganda launches record net campaign to fight malaria
Apac district, Uganda - A campaign to distribute 24 million long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) across Uganda was officially launched in a ceremony held today in the Apac district, in the…
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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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completedSecond Universal Coverage Campaign for LLINs
In 2017–2018, the Ugandan Ministry of Health successfully implemented a universal coverage campaign for long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), distributing 26.6 million nets throughout the country.…
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completedUganda's Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD)
Despite significant progress over the last decade, malaria remains persistently high in most areas of Uganda. The country still has one of the highest malaria burdens in Africa. USAID’s Malaria…
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completedMalaria Control Culture Project Tororo District
The Malaria Control Culture project in Tororo district, Uganda, aims to reduce malaria mortality and morbidity by fostering a culture of malaria control at community and health facility levels. In…
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Resources: Poster :
Improving the coverage of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy through text messaging health workers in West Nile, Uganda
This poster was presented at the 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference. It discusses a project that aimed to tackle malaria infection in pregnant women through…
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Resources: Research brief :
Assessing and addressing barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Uganda
This research brief evaluates the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) in areas of medium or high malaria transmission. IPTp is typically provided as part of the focused…