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Major malaria prevention method can save over 10 million young children in the Sahel
London, 9 June – “With the recent scale-up of the seasonal malaria chemoprevention approach, we know from research that in the Sahel region we can reduce the number of children under five who are…
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VIDEO: How to defeat one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics home. "We need a scaling up of domestic and international resources" to end malaria, says Malaria Consortium. Fifteen years ago, malaria killed a…
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Supporting dengue prevention and control in Myanmar
Dengue is a rapidly growing viral infection spread by the same species of mosquito as the Zika virus. Prior to 1970, only nine countries had witnessed epidemics – now that number stands at over 100.…
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Announcing the tragic loss of Dr Sylvia Meek
It is with deep sorrow that we must announce the passing of Dr Sylvia Meek, Malaria Consortium’s Global Technical Director, on 11th May 2016, after an 18-month battle with cancer. Sylvia’s…
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Pneumonia Diagnostics Project shares results at dissemination meetings in Cambodia
On March 15, 2016, Malaria Consortium hosted a workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to disseminate the preliminary results of our multi-country pneumonia diagnostics research project. The research aims…
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SMC in the Sahel: Ending Malaria for good with context specific approaches
Malaria is a major public health problem with about 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world's population, at risk from this disease. In 2015, 214 million cases of malaria and 438, 000 deaths were…
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Learning from the 2015 SMC campaign to improve coverage rates in 2016
Following the last SMC cycle in 2015, research groups in each of the 7 ACCESS-SMC countries undertook household surveys to collect information on SMC doses received each month. The surveys also…
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Transforming the malaria landscape in the Sahel: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention
As we prepare to embark upon the second season of SMC distribution as part of the ACCESS-SMC project, Malaria Consortium will hold the first ACCESS-SMC symposium: Transforming the malaria landscape…
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Burkina Faso: Preparing for roll out of the 2016 campaign
In 2015, Burkina Faso implemented seasonal malaria chemoprevention in 11 health districts during the months of August, September, October and November thanks to the ACCESS-SMC project and with the…
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Stakeholder mobilization: Setting the scene for the next season of SMC
As the 2016 SMC campaign approaches, it is essential that all stakeholders are mobilized and are involved in the process of microplanning. This ensures the successful roll out of the SMC…
