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Delivering nets at the last mile: success through promoting a culture of net use
In February and March 2017, USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts distributed one million long-lasting insecticidal nets to 1,978,114 people in three districts in Uganda. A focus on promoting…
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Nigerian retail mosquito net market grows thanks to UK Aid
When Malaria Consortium started activities in Nigeria through the UK aid-funded Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP) in 2008, one of this programme’s key activities focused on expanding the…
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Chimbonila: A district committed to fighting malaria
The district of Chimbonila in Niassa province has a high malaria burden, which can be difficult to manage for a number of reasons. The district itself is very large. It is located about 30 km from…
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Two experts discuss how to defeat dengue in the Asia Pacific region
This interview was originally published on Break Dengue. What is dengue and how does it spread? Sergio Lopes, Malaria Consortium Cambodia Country Technical Coordinator: Dengue is a disease caused…
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Expert Q&A: No one size fits all in the pursuit of the best pneumonia diagnostic aids
Malaria Consortium Senior Project Officer, Charlotte Ward, speaks about pneumonia as a global priority issue, how we are attempting to tackle the disease and explore the future of diagnostic…
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Distribution of LLINs in Niassa Province: mission accomplished
After a year of intensive work, Niassa Province in Mozambique, an area with a high malaria incidence rate, has successfully completed its mass long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution…
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Mozambique’s unrecognised malaria heroes
Throughout Mozambique's Niassa Province thousands of unassuming community members have given up their time to improve community health by volunteering in the distribution of long lasting…
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Strengthening partnerships at the Institutionalising Community Health Conference
Malaria Consortium Senior Research Advisor Karin Kallander In March, Malaria Consortium participated in the Institutionalising Community Health Conference (ICHC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
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Communities embrace new health technology
José Petane and Rafael Timóteo Nhone are community health workers from the Cachane community of Inhassoro district, Inhambane province, Mozambique. They provide basic health services to their…
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World Malaria Day 2017: Mozambique’s Niassa province launches mass net distribution
World Malaria Day ceremony, Metangula Village To mark World Malaria Day on April 25, Niassa province Mozambique held an official launch ceremony for a campaign to distribute long lasting…
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New drugs could save 25 million children from malaria
This World Malaria Day is a chance to shine a spotlight on a highly effective intervention that prevents malaria in children under five in the Sahel region of Sub-Saharan Africa - seasonal malaria…
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Malaria volunteer makes health care in “Elephant” village count
Malaria volunteer, Ma May Theint Oo Ma May Theint Oo, mother of a four-year old boy called My Myo Thit Naing, has been working as a malaria volunteer in Sin village – which means elephant in…
