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Access to anti-malarials must be synchronised with access to diagnostic tests to avoid malaria medicine misuse in Nigeria
The supply of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) medicines needs to be synchronised to prevent high levels of ACT misuse in Nigeria, a new study has found.…
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Sub-Saharan countries well positioned to pioneer digital molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases as part of an African digital transformation
In a new paper published in PLOS Digital Health, researchers highlight how early adoption of digital molecular diagnostics – small electronic tools that analyse samples and give a diagnosis for…
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$4 billion renewed commitment to end malaria and NTDs as countries mobilise to get progress back on track
Yesterday, over US$4 billion in funding was committed to ending malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) at a Summit co-convened by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Uniting to Combat…
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Research insight - Shared malaria surveillance expertise has transformative effect on success of surveillance as a core intervention in moderate to high transmission settings
New research suggests that making use of practical experience can have a transformative effect on the success of malaria surveillance as a core intervention (SACI) in moderate to high malaria…
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Pneumonia project launched in N’Djamena, Chad
A new initiative to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and referral of children with pneumonia in Chad was launched today at an event in N’Djamena. The event was attended by the Minister of…
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Malaria Consortium join discussions with UK Government on climate change and global health
Yesterday, Malaria Consortium’s Senior Country Technical Coordinator in Nigeria, Olusola Oresanya, joined civil society representatives at a roundtable convened by Action for Global Health (AfGH) and…
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WHO issue new guidelines on seasonal malaria chemoprevention implementation – our response
On 3 June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new malaria chemoprevention guidelines. While previous WHO policy recommendations provided specific guidance on how chemoprevention…
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Annual SMERG meeting drives digitalisation of malaria surveillance
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria hosted its 33rd meeting of the Surveillance, Monitoring, and Evaluation Reference Group (SMERG) from 17 to 20 May 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. Discussions focused on…
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Launch of UK government’s new International Development Strategy raises more questions than answers
The UK government has this week published its International Development Strategy (IDS), detailing how the UK plans to take forward its strategic priorities to support low- and middle-income countries…
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Virtual Microbiology and Infectious Disease Summit 2022 explores malaria diagnostics
Yesterday, the Virtual Microbiology and Infectious Disease Summit 2022 hosted a selection of world-leading health experts in microbiology and infectious disease, presenting on a range of cutting-edge…
