359 Publications items related to 'Uganda'
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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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Resources: Capacity statement :
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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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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How can we protect pregnant women from malaria?
Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health issue across sub-Saharan Africa. It contributes to the death of 10,000 women and causes 100,000 newborn deaths each year. The WHO recommends that from…
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Partnering with governments to improve maternal and child health
This brochure offers examples of the technical assistance we have provided to various governments.
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Post-distribution monitoring of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Uganda
This post-distribution monitoring project will track the ownership, use and condition of long-lasting insecticidal nets in 419,100 households.
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Resources: Journal article :
More work needs to be done to ensure that better pneumonia diagnostics aids are developed and launched to better support frontline health workers
Malaria Consortium's response to Ansermino et al.'s article 'Are respiratory rate counters really so bad' was published in EClinicalMedicine.
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Maintaining universal coverage of long lasting insecticidal nets through distribution in schools in Uganda
We piloted a school LLIN distribution programme in June 2018 in 26 Ugandan districts with an LLIN coverage of less than 70 percent and measured the effects.
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Malaria morbidity and mortality trends in central Uganda
In the last quarter of 2016, the MAPD project instituted several interventions to prevent and control malaria in nine high-burden districts in Uganda.
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Determinants of malaria testing at health facilities: The case of Uganda
Malaria control programmes need to provide regular supportive supervision and training to health facilities and health workers.
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Factors associated with severe malaria deaths: Lessons from a mortality audit conducted in health facilities in Uganda
We used the government's clinical audit guidelines to audit health facilities, identify factors associated with malaria deaths and improve quality of care.
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Resources: Advocacy report :
The spread of superbugs: Why low- and middle-income countries must act now to tackle antimicrobial resistance
A coordinated, cross-sectoral and multi-pronged approach is needed at all levels of government to ensure an effective and targeted response.
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Institutionalisation of integrated community case management into national health systems in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of the literature
This article identifies models of, and gaps in, the institutionalisation of integrated community case management into national health systems.
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Expanding integrated community case management for maternal and child survival
We supported the Ministry of Health in Uganda to strengthen referral systems for under-fives with danger signs, and to deliver integrated community-level services.