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Malaria and COVID-19: A pioneering study on co-infection and long-term implications in Ethiopia and Uganda

In one of the first studies globally to explore the potential clinical interactions between COVID-19, long COVID and malaria infections, Malaria Consortium has completed participant enrolment and data collection for a pioneering study in Ethiopia and Uganda.

Assessing the effectiveness of a community digital health platform in Mozambique

In a new learning paper published today, Malaria Consortium reviews the effectiveness of upSCALE, a community digital health platform implemented in Mozambique. Over a four-year period, upSCALE proved to be a supportive, agile pla…

Malaria Consortium records highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage rates in South Sudan

Malaria Consortium has recorded the highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage rates in South Sudan in their work supporting the National Ministry of Health’s roll out of the vaccine through the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) Programme…

New research study to determine potential impact of previous COVID-19 infection on risk of malaria among recovered patients

Malaria Consortium today announced a new research study to determine the burden of malaria and long-term complications following SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study follows previous ground-breaking Malaria Consortium research to dete…

New tool to lower the costs of distributing vital insecticide-treated nets for malaria control

A new cost-effective decision-making tool can be used to quickly map out and prioritise regions for insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution, especially during public health emergencies and in resource-limited settings. Malaria …

Decisive action needed now warns the latest African Union Malaria Progress Report

Earlier this week, African Heads of State and Government were urged to take decisive action if they are to be in with a chance of achieving the goal of eliminating malaria by 2030.

Meeting for the 35th Assembly of the African Uni…

World Malaria Report 2021: Maintaining essential services has saved lives but malaria cases continue to rise

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its World Malaria Report for 2021, assessing global and regional malaria trends over the last year and providing an opportunity to reflect on progress towards global targets.

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COVID-19 less severe in people with high exposure to malaria, study suggests

Ground-breaking research conducted by Malaria Consortium found that low previous malaria exposure seems to be associated with more severe manifestations of COVID-19. The results, published in full in The Lancet Microbe today follo…

High exposure to malaria can modulate immune response to COVID-19 resulting in less severe outcomes, study shows

The results of ground-breaking research conducted by Malaria Consortium show that low previous malaria exposure is associated with more severe symptoms of COVID-19 and adverse outcomes compared with high exposure to malaria. Patie…

World Malaria Day 2021

Today marks the 15th annual World Malaria Day and provides an opportunity for the global community to reflect not only on the progress that’s been made but what more needs to be done – setting out where we need to focu…

Malaria Consortium findings highlight the need to better understand and support community health worker response to COVID-19

Recent findings published by Malaria Consortium highlight the importance of understanding community health worker knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 and how this insight can be used, in particular through digital …

COVID-19 and malaria: How surveillance systems can adapt to fight both

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020, governments and organisations involved in the prevention and control of malaria had a choice to make – divert their attention from the diagnosis, control and preven…

Malaria and COVID-19 – what can we learn from Nigeria?

In 2018, Nigeria accounted for 25 percent of the world’s malaria cases and continues to have one of the highest burdens of malaria today. In a time of fear and disruption amidst COVID-19, there were serious concerns about ho…

Supporting healthcare workers in Uganda to respond to COVID-19 and beyond

Malaria Consortium, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, is developing the capacity of 33,000 frontline healthcare workers across 40 districts in Uganda to identify and safely treat cases of COVID-19, while continuing to del…

12 million children set to receive life-saving seasonal malaria chemoprevention

Malaria Consortium is ensuring that around 12 million children under five will receive life-saving protection from malaria despite the COVID-19 pandemic as it prepares to deliver its seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programm…

Digital health at the forefront of the community response in Mozambique amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Malaria Consortium is rapidly adapting its existing digital platform, upSCALE, to better support health workers’ ability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. The changes include a dedicated education module, ta…

Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and COVID-19

Protecting the world's most vulnerable people is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery of life saving health services must not be interrupted however, especially at community level, if we are to avoid an increase in d…

SURMa project distributes more than 1,000 bicycles to health workers in Uganda during COVID-19 pandemic

More than 1,000 bicycles are being given out free of charge to Village Health Team (VHT) coordinators in Uganda as part of Malaria Consortium’s Strengthening Uganda’s Response to Malaria (SURMa) project.

The bicycles …

Guidance document published on implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of a global operational guidance document on implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the context of COVID-19. The guide, which is available in English and Fr…

Malaria Consortium and COVID-19

Protecting the vulnerable

Along with governments and global health organisations the world over, Malaria Consortium is committed to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. It is our mission to protect the most vulnerable, and COVID-19 is…