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Laying the groundwork for a successful field evaluation of the pneumonia diagnostics project
As Programme Coordinator for Malaria Consortium’s pneumonia diagnostics project, I visited Uganda last week to see the preparations underway for the final stage of the project: the field evaluation.…
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Field evaluation for pneumonia diagnostic tools kicks off in South Sudan
As Programme Coordinator for Malaria Consortium’s pneumonia diagnostics project, I visited South Sudan last month to oversee the start of field evaluations in the country. The field evaluation is the…
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Presenting our pneumonia diagnostics work at the annual ASTMH meeting
Our pneumonia diagnostics team held a number of interesting sessions at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Philadelphia from 25-29 October, 2015. These sessions covered…
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Reducing the risk of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda – observations from the field
Alany and Majole are South Sudanese women living in refugee camps in West Nile province, Northern Uganda. Both are pregnant. I met Alany and Majole as I travelled to a rural health facility, where…
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso: Feedback from the field
Malaria Consortium talks to Community Health Worker (CHW), Ipala Zidwemba, about his experience of administering SMC in the rural district of Boulsa, Burkina Faso. “The CHWs are the people who bring…
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Empowering village malaria workers in Cambodia: Prevention and control of malaria
Standing under the shade of a cassava barn is Khem Bou, a 17-year-old mother of two from Kampong Cham province. Every day she sleeps with her children on a makeshift bed made of wooden planks, but…
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Malaria is one of the ‘best buys’ in Global Health
Op-ed by Dr James Tibenderana, Malaria Consortium Development Director, on the launch of two new malaria strategies At this week’s 3rd International Financing for Development meeting in Addis Ababa,…
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Fighting Dengue in Cambodia
Dengue, for which there is no cure or vaccine, is one of the leading causes of hospitalisation and death among children in Asian and Latin American countries. Its incidence has grown dramatically…
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Malaria Consortium’s Edward Idenu receives best practice award
A child with severe malaria. Photo by William Daniels. In March, Malaria Consortium was invited to a meeting in Kampala, which brought together the partners of the Improving Severe Malaria Outcomes…
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Preventing malaria through drama and performance
“Our main purpose is to educate communities about malaria - its effects, how it is transmitted and how to avoid it.” Mugoya Muzamir is one of over two thousand community members in Mbale who has been…
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Providing mosquito nets for families through school distributions
“When the rainy season comes, our children fall sick because of the weather. It’s malaria, flu, cough – even measles. It affects us because they miss lessons, and they can’t always catch up when they…
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Barriers to IPTp uptake in Uganda
Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to malaria partly because of their reduced immunity to the disease, but also because of their vulnerable social and economic status. Their unborn babies…
