attitudes to malaria in
Ethiopia
IMPACT
children older than five to adults
Volunteer community workers were trained on directing community conversations on malaria prevention and control, identifying malaria symptoms and referring febrile children to health posts using danger sign tools
were trained to provide effective supportive supervision for health extension workers to improve their performance in service delivery and quality of care at community level
Children under five with fever referred to health extension workers by HDA volunteers increased from 33% to 73%
Children under five with fever seeking treatment within 24 hours increased from
0% to 0%Project districts of Halaba and Boloso Sore showed a significant decrease in the number of malaria cases (outpatient)
reduction in the number of
malaria cases requiring in-
and out-patient treatment
Integrated Community-based Interventions for Malaria Services (ICIMS) is a three year project funded by the James Percy Foundation that began in 2014 in the Boloso Sore and Halaba districts of SNNPR, Ethiopia.
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. Our mission is to improve lives in Africa and Asia through sustainable, evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote child and maternal health. We target key health burdens, including malaria, childhood illnesses such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malnutrition, and neglected tropical diseases, along with other conditions that affect child and maternal health.
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