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Digital solutions driving equitable access to health

6 December 2023

At the Global Digital Health Forum 2023, under the theme ‘Driving effective and equitable digital health innovation’, a panel discussion…...

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Antimicrobial resistance: Tailored storytelling is key to successful community interventions

24 November 2023

In a comment piece published in BMC Research Notes and written on behalf of CE4AMR (Community Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance)…...

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Renewed calls for investment in new pneumonia research priorities to reduce child deaths

14 November 2023

Following the latest review of childhood pneumonia research funding, a new letter published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine today…...

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World’s second malaria vaccine comes at a critical time for child survival

3 October 2023

In a major milestone in the fight against malaria, the Oxford R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine received the World Health Organization (WHO)’s…...

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African-led vector control solutions in the context of emerging threats

18 September 2023

The Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) opens its ninth annual conference this week, held this year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…...

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Thousands more children will survive by increasing access to pulse oximetry

18 July 2023

A new study, developed and implemented by a research team from Malaria Consortium, found that handheld pulse oximeter devices can…...

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Malaria Consortium launches rapid assessments project to help define the future of seasonal malaria chemoprevention

12 July 2023

Malaria Consortium is conducting a new research project to carry out ‘rapid assessments’ in East and southern Africa to provide…...

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Flexibility and adaptation key to maintaining SMC coverage in Nigeria’s conflict-affected Borno state

15 May 2023

Learning from adaptations to seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns in Nigeria highlights how the intervention remained highly effective in conflict-affected…...

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New modelling analysis helps answer questions about optimising use of perennial malaria chemoprevention and its use in combination with RTS,S

5 May 2023

A new study using disease modelling – published last month in the Malaria Journal by a team of researchers from…...

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Research shows improved malaria treatment is the most cost-effective approach to improving health outcomes in children

22 February 2023

A study published in Malaria Journal by a team of researchers from organisations including the University of Michigan, Malaria Consortium,…...

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Uganda celebrates launch of SMC as part of roadmap to achieve zero malaria status by 2030

26 October 2022

Today, Uganda celebrated the official launch of its seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme at an event in Moroto, attended by…...

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Community health workers are saving costs of care for the three major childhood illnesses in Mozambique and Uganda

7 October 2022

New research from Mozambique and Uganda has shown that effectively trained community health workers (CHWs) can reduce treatment costs for…...

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Renewed UK-ASEAN development partnership

18 August 2022

On 4 August, the first Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to draw up a Plan…...

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Community dialogues increase knowledge and improve uptake of malaria services among internally displaced communities in the Southwest and Littoral regions of Cameroon

22 July 2022

Globally, Cameroon is among the 15 highest burden malaria countries, with three percent of all global malaria cases and three…...

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Greater support needed for health systems in high disease burden countries to ensure equitable distribution of malaria vaccine

13 July 2022

Alongside the announcement of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) framework for the allocation of limited malaria vaccine supply published earlier…...

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Access to anti-malarials must be synchronised with access to diagnostic tests to avoid malaria medicine misuse in Nigeria

6 July 2022

The supply of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) medicines needs to be synchronised to prevent high…...

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Sub-Saharan countries well positioned to pioneer digital molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases as part of an African digital transformation

1 July 2022

In a new paper published in PLOS Digital Health, researchers highlight how early adoption of digital molecular diagnostics – small…...

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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

21 June 2022

New research suggests that making use of practical experience can have a transformative effect on the success of malaria surveillance…...

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Virtual Microbiology and Infectious Disease Summit 2022 explores malaria diagnostics

18 May 2022

Yesterday, the Virtual Microbiology and Infectious Disease Summit 2022 hosted a selection of world-leading health experts in microbiology and infectious…...

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

22 April 2022

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

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Scientific modelling for malaria policymaking

20 April 2022

Researchers from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Uganda National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) and Malaria Consortium…...

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

30 March 2022

A new cost-effective decision-making tool can be used to quickly map out and prioritise regions for insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution,…...

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Pneumonia research needs significant funding injection to accelerate ending preventable child deaths from the disease

26 February 2022

Findings from an electronic Delphi (eDelphi) research prioritisation exercise conducted by The Every Breath Counts (EBC) Research Group between November…...

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Non-medical health workers use simplified tools to treat malnutrition in children under five in rural Nigeria

5 January 2022

Community health workers in rural Nigeria without formal medical education can successfully identify, treat and refer cases of malnutrition in…...

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Study finds impressive improvement in malaria testing rates at health facilities in Uganda

21 December 2021

Malaria Consortium researchers were part of a team assessing Ugandan health facilities’ capacity to provide quality malaria testing, care and…...

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

6 December 2021

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its World Malaria Report for 2021, assessing global and regional malaria trends over…...

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Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme awarded ‘top charity’ status by GiveWell for a sixth year running

26 November 2021

Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce that our seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme has been awarded ‘top charity’ status by…...

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

26 October 2021

Ground-breaking research conducted by Malaria Consortium found that low previous malaria exposure seems to be associated with more severe manifestations…...

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WHO recommends RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine for children in sub-Saharan Africa

6 October 2021

Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that there is evidence to recommend that the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine should be…...

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Malaria Consortium conducts first ever study to establish acceptability and feasibility of SMC outside the Sahel

22 September 2021

Malaria Consortium researchers, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme in Mozambique, have undertaken a phased implementation study in…...

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Exciting potential for increased protection against malaria for young children in combining malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention

27 August 2021

A seminal paper, published on 25 August in the New England Journal of Medicine, details results from a three-year trial…...

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New research shows handheld pulse oximeters are suitable tools for frontline health workers in detecting severe illness in children under five in resource-poor countries

25 July 2021

Frontline health workers who tested five different pulse oximeters to detect blood oxygen saturation in children under five at district…...

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New study provides valuable findings to support improved pneumonia diagnostic aids

1 July 2021

Researchers testing a newly developed video-based reference tool to evaluate new automated respiratory rate (RR) diagnostic aids in children under…...

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Malaria prevalence study using blood samples finds large hidden infection reservoir in Myanmar

21 June 2021

Analysis of blood samples collected during the first nationwide Myanmar Malaria Indicator Survey using ultra-sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method…...

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New research on Wolbachia is encouraging in the fight against dengue

15 June 2021

Scientists from the World Mosquito Programme have published new findings from research into the use of Wolbachia to control the…...

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

28 May 2021

The results of ground-breaking research conducted by Malaria Consortium show that low previous malaria exposure is associated with more severe…...

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Malaria Consortium calls for more data on malaria and Ebola co-infection

25 May 2021

Pioneering secondary research by Malaria Consortium published in PLOS ONE explores the immune response and health outcomes of a simultaneous…...

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New study underlines the importance of active case detection for malaria control in Cambodia’s forests

10 March 2021

A new case study from north-eastern Cambodia, published by Malaria Consortium in Malaria Journal, has underlined the need for tailored…...

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New seasonal malaria chemoprevention research study in Uganda could move the country towards malaria pre-elimination

1 March 2021

Malaria Consortium is drawing on its extensive experience delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Sahel region of Africa, and…...

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

19 February 2021

Recent findings published by Malaria Consortium highlight the importance of understanding community health worker knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19…...

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Malaria Consortium webinar discusses the rising global threat of arboviruses

14 February 2021

The latest Malaria Consortium webinar took place this week focusing on the rising global threat of mosquito-borne arboviruses. The webinar, moderated…...

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Malaria Consortium awarded prestigious Independent Research Organisation status

12 February 2021

Malaria Consortium is delighted to have been awarded Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status, making it one of only two international…...

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Next generation of entomologists share their research in Malaria Consortium webinar

8 July 2020

Since 2017, seven exceptional students from across Africa and Asia have received Malaria Consortium’s Dr Sylvia Meek Scholarship in Entomology.…...

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Malaria Consortium outlines seven ways to tackle the scourge of antimicrobial resistance

25 March 2020

Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce the publication of an opinion paper on a key threat to global health –…...

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Malaria Consortium publishes important research on pneumonia diagnostics in Lancet journal

25 June 2019

London, 25 June 2019 – Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of a research paper on pneumonia diagnostics…...

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COMDIS-HSD granted extension for new study on NTDs in Ethiopia

26 September 2017

Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce a two-year extension to the COMDIS-HSD Research Programme Consortium (RPC). This project began in…...

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Research Suggests Malaria Control Rethink

3 February 2012

Around 1.2 million people died from malaria in 2010. This is still a significant 32% decline since the peak number…...

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