537 items related to 'Uganda'
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activeStrengthening Uganda's preparedness against arboviral threats (SUPAAT)
The Strengthening Uganda’s preparedness against arboviral threats (SUPAAT) project aims to strengthen the country's arbovirus preparedness and response. We are establishing a robust arboviral…
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International Women's Day 2024: Seven ways to make health programmes gender intentional
To successfully reduce the gender equity gap in healthcare, we need to be gender intentional in our health programming. This means identifying and understanding gender inequalities, gender-based…
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Our third year as an Independent Research Organisation: Using research to respond to health inequities and emerging threats
According to the World Health Organization’s State of Inequality: HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2021), diseases including malaria continue to take a disproportionally large toll on marginalised…
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Improving community health worker treatment for malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia in Uganda through inSCALE community and mHealth innovations
The results of this cluster randomised controlled trial suggest that interventions that promote learning and increase CHWs' confidence and connectedness to the wider health system and community can…
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activeForecasting outbreak risks from extreme climate with active surveillance technology - FORECAST
Malaria Consortium and project partners aim to improve Uganda’s resilience to mosquito-borne diseases in the face of escalating climate-related challenges, by strengthening the capacity of the…
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Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2023
Malaria Consortium's trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2023.
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Top reads of 2023
In 2023, alongside continuing our work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to health services and find solutions to improve health and…
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A universal approach to health: Q&A with Dr George Upenytho, Uganda's Commissioner of Community Health
According to the World Health Organization, at least 400 million people still lack access to one or more essential health services. Universal health coverage (UHC) is a goal adopted by the United…
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completedConducting rapid assessments to build the evidence base for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in new geographies
SMC has been used successfully in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa and has been shown to be 75 percent effective in preventing uncomplicated and severe malaria during this high-risk…
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Implementation of an Electronic Community Health Information System and research lessons
Malaria Consortium has worked with the Ugandan Ministry of Health to develop and implement a digital tool to enhance service provision and surveillance of integrated community case management.
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Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of digitalising the community health worker programme in Uganda
Digitalisation of community health programmes is highly acceptable to community health workers and could improve health services.
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Enhancing data-driven malaria interventions: Using the Electronic Community Health Information System programme to support community health workers in Buikwe district, Uganda
The successful integration of the eCHIS programme into Buikwe district's health system serves as a promising model for promoting data-driven decision-making and enhancing behavioural change.
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Reversing the malaria upsurge in Uganda: The game-changing role of social and behaviour change
Targeted interventions in Dokolo and Nwoya drastically reduced malaria prevalence, showcasing the power of community-driven health strategies.
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Malaria in older children and adolescents and the intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school-aged children
Studies were conducted in Burkina Faso and Uganda to determine the malaria burden in school-age children and evaluate the implementation feasibility, efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of…
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A cluster randomised controlled non-inferiority trial to assess the protective effectiveness of SPAQ and DP for SMC among children 3–59 months, in the context of high parasite resistance, Karamoja region
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine (SPAQ) and dihydroartemisinin piperaquine (DP) were both highly effective at preventing clinical malaria in eligible children during the high transmission…
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Resources: Annual review :
20 years of impact: Saving lives, transforming communities
On this, the 20th anniversary of Malaria Consortium, we reflect on the journey so far and provide insights into what we have achieved and how we seek to address the key challenges that remain.
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Paving the way for universal health coverage
To help ensure our programmatic efforts continue to progress UHC in the countries in which we work, we have developed a dedicated action plan and a country assessment tool for UHC.
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Integrated community case management
With vast experience in supporting iCCM initiatives across Africa and Asia, Malaria Consortium offers technical assistance to ministries of health to implement and improve their iCCM programmes.
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Strengthening health facility support for integrated community case management services in Uganda saves lives
Regular support from health facility staff to village health teams improves child health outcomes.
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Assessing coverage and quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention before and during scale-up in Uganda
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention was successfully scaled up in the Karamoja region of Uganda, a new geographical context, achieving good coverage and quality.