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Data is key in the pursuit of Universal Health Coverage
One of the most effective tools in the drive towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is the community health worker. Selected by their peers, these often unpaid volunteers open up access to…
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World Health Day 2019: Prioritising the most vulnerable communities to achieve health for all
Contemplating how the world achieves universal health coverage (UHC) is a mammoth task. The ambition is to ensure 'health for all', wherever they are in the world. This means everyone having access…
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Bright spots of progress in women’s health, but much work to do
As the world marks International Women’s Day, the progress that has been made since the day was first officially adopted in 1975 is a cause for celebration and pride. But there is still much more…
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At a glance: community health worker adherence to guidelines for pneumonia using the ChARM device
The ARIDA ChARM acceptability sought to establish whether health extension workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia could correctly adhere to the integrated community case management (iCCM) algorithm for assessing…
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Fighting malaria in Mozambique - digital health, community engagement and collaborative partnership
Mozambique has the highest burden of malaria in southern Africa, with over 8.5 million cases reported in 2016. Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea are attributable to over one third of under five…
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Tackling antibiotic resistance – why it matters and how community dialogue can help
Malaria Consortium was honoured to be chosen by the Wellcome Trust as one of two “Pioneers” identified through a competitive open call to showcase our work on Community Dialogue to address antibiotic…
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Rutoke’s key influencer sets up a village health club and ‘ambulance fund’
Ernest Masereka, a voluntary community health worker and key influencer from Rutoke village, Uganda, introduced his community to the idea of forming a village health club in December 2017. Village…
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Kangaroo care: the power of a parent's touch
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From the field: female community health volunteers in Nepal
As part of its Acute Respiratory Infection Diagnosis Aid (ARIDA) project/study, Malaria Consortium (MC) went on a scoping mission to Nepal end of January and visited a Female Health Community…
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Mozambique: A field officer developing community capacity in malaria prevention
Field officer Castélio Muwasse Story collected by Dorca Nhaca and edited by Fernando Bambo in November 2017 Ilha de Moçambique is an idyllic island for visitors; it was once the capital of…
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Empowering communities through village health clubs in Uganda
Uganda’s highest disease burden is from child health conditions. In 2015, Malaria Consortium introduced the Integrated Community Case Management - Maternal and Child Survival (iCCM-MaCS) project,…
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Mozambique: The behaviour changing power of radio
Story collected by Dorca Nhaca and edited by Fernando Bambo in November 2017 Ismael Janato is a presenter and technician at Ngauma community radio, Niassa Province, and Jonas Ali Mussa, director…
