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Childhood Illnesses
02/01/2024 Journal article

Urban–rural differences in SMC coverage and characteristics of target populations in nine states of Nigeria

 This study investigated urban–rural differences in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) coverage and other programme outcomes, as well as child and caregiver characteristics of target populations in nine implementing states in… 02/01/2024

This study investigated urban–rural differences in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) coverage and other programme outcomes, as well as child and caregiver characteristics of target populations in nine implementing states in Nigeria during the 2022 SMC round.

12/06/2023 Journal article

Improving outcomes for children with malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Mozambique: A cluster randomised controlled trial of the inSCALE technology innovation

 This study highlights the potential value of a technology intervention aimed at strengthening integrated community case management to address the largest causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. 12/06/2023

This study highlights the potential value of a technology intervention aimed at strengthening integrated community case management to address the largest causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.

01/12/2022 Advocacy brief

Strengthening the health system response to pneumonia and other childhood illnesses

 Early diagnosis and treatment at all levels of the health system could prevent more than two-thirds of pneumonia deaths. 01/12/2022

Early diagnosis and treatment at all levels of the health system could prevent more than two-thirds of pneumonia deaths.

21/06/2022 Project brief

Strengthening the pneumonia response in Ethiopia: Developing an action plan for the integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses

 With our partners in Ethiopia, we are developing an action plan for the integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses, including pneumonia. 21/06/2022

With our partners in Ethiopia, we are developing an action plan for the integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses, including pneumonia.

15/10/2021 Journal article

A feasibility study to assess non-clinical community health workers’ capacity to use simplified protocols and tools to treat severe acute malnutrition in Niger state, Nigeria

 With training and supportive supervision, community-oriented resource persons can treat severe acute malnutrition in under-fives and refer complicated cases. 15/10/2021

With training and supportive supervision, community-oriented resource persons can treat severe acute malnutrition in under-fives and refer complicated cases.

30/08/2019 Learning brief

Pioneering the Boma Health Initiative

 In 2016, the government launched its flagship strategy, the Boma Health Initiative, to tackle childhood illnesses and achieve universal health coverage. 30/08/2019

In 2016, the government launched its flagship strategy, the Boma Health Initiative, to tackle childhood illnesses and achieve universal health coverage.

27/06/2019 Journal article

Effect of community-based intervention on improving access to treatment for sick under-five children in hard-to-reach communities in Niger state, Nigeria

 Integrated community case management with focused demand creation activities can improve access to lifesaving interventions from frontline community providers. 27/06/2019

Integrated community case management with focused demand creation activities can improve access to lifesaving interventions from frontline community providers.

27/06/2019 Journal article

Community engagement and mobilisation of local resources to support integrated Community Case Management of childhood illnesses in Niger state, Nigeria

 This study wanted to document the process and scale achieved for community engagement and mobilisation to foster ownership and sustainability. 27/06/2019

This study wanted to document the process and scale achieved for community engagement and mobilisation to foster ownership and sustainability.

07/05/2019 Capacity statement

Research

 Research is central to everything we do at Malaria Consortium, this capacity statement outlines our research expertise. 07/05/2019

Research is central to everything we do at Malaria Consortium, this capacity statement outlines our research expertise.

25/04/2019 Project brief

Expanding rural communities' access to health services in Myanmar

 The project will strengthen the ability of basic health staff to provide necessary supervision, and address shortage of stocks for rapid diagnostic tests and medicines. 25/04/2019

The project will strengthen the ability of basic health staff to provide necessary supervision, and address shortage of stocks for rapid diagnostic tests and medicines.

29/11/2018 Learning brief

iCCM in Myanmar: Lessons from Sagaing region

 From June 2016 to June 2017, Malaria Consortium implemented a pilot project that integrated and scaled up Myanmar's two community case management components to ensure the health system has the… 29/11/2018

From June 2016 to June 2017, Malaria Consortium implemented a pilot project that integrated and scaled up Myanmar's two community case management components to ensure the health system has the capacity to respond to all major childhood illnesses. Malaria volunteers were…

04/04/2018 Research brief

Research learning tool

 Research is central to Malaria Consortium’s work and essential to improving health and health care delivery. We conduct research in a range of locations, transmission settings and health systems to… 04/04/2018

Research is central to Malaria Consortium’s work and essential to improving health and health care delivery. We conduct research in a range of locations, transmission settings and health systems to develop and test new approaches and products, as well as…

02/08/2017 Advocacy report

Community-based primary healthcare: The key to unlocking health for all

 Community-based primary healthcare (CBPHC) delivers a range of health services to hard-to-reach and under-served communities. It can be the mechanism through which universal health coverage can be made a reality… 02/08/2017

Community-based primary healthcare (CBPHC) delivers a range of health services to hard-to-reach and under-served communities. It can be the mechanism through which universal health coverage can be made a reality and Sustainable Development Goal three can be achieved. Through CBPHC,…

07/06/2017 Journal article

Community dialogues for child health: Results from a qualitative process evaluation in three countries

 Background Across the developing world, countries are increasingly adop ting the integrated community casemanagement of childhood illnesses (iCCM) strategy in efforts to reduce child mortality. This intervention’s effectivenessis dependent on community… 07/06/2017

Background Across the developing world, countries are increasingly adop ting the integrated community casemanagement of childhood illnesses (iCCM) strategy in efforts to reduce child mortality. This intervention’s effectivenessis dependent on community adop tion and changes in care-seeking practices. We assessed the…

09/05/2017 Journal article

Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: Community health workers’ and national stakeholders’ differing perspectives of new and existing aids

 Background Pneumonia heavily contributes to global under-five mortality. Many countries use community case management to detect and treat childhood pneumonia. Community health workers (CHWs) have limited tools to help them assess… 09/05/2017

Background Pneumonia heavily contributes to global under-five mortality. Many countries use community case management to detect and treat childhood pneumonia. Community health workers (CHWs) have limited tools to help them assess signs of pneumonia. New respiratory rate (RR) counting devices and…

17/11/2016 Learning paper

Evaluating pneumonia diagnostic aids

 Malaria Consortium’s pneumonia diagnostics project aimed to identify the most accurate, acceptable, scalable and user-friendly respiratory rate timers and pulse oximeters to help community health workers and first-level health facility… 17/11/2016

Malaria Consortium’s pneumonia diagnostics project aimed to identify the most accurate, acceptable, scalable and user-friendly respiratory rate timers and pulse oximeters to help community health workers and first-level health facility workers diagnose pneumonia symptoms in children. This learning paper details…

09/11/2016 Journal article

Pneumococcal carriage in children under five years in Uganda: Will present pneumococcal conjugate vaccines be appropriate?

 Background Pneumonia is the major cause of death in children globally, with more than 900,000 deaths annually in children under five years of age. Streptococcus pneumoniae causes most deaths, most often… 09/11/2016

Background Pneumonia is the major cause of death in children globally, with more than 900,000 deaths annually in children under five years of age. Streptococcus pneumoniae causes most deaths, most often in the form of community acquired pneumonia. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines…

25/10/2016 Project brief

Community case management of chest indrawing pneumonia in children

 This project aims to determine the safety of community health worker management of chest indrawing pneumonia in African children. 25/10/2016

This project aims to determine the safety of community health worker management of chest indrawing pneumonia in African children.

04/07/2016 ACCESS-SMC: SBCC

ACCESS-SMC factsheet

 ACCESS-SMC is a UNITAID-funded project, led by Malaria Consortium in partnership with Catholic Relief Services. The project supports National Malaria Control Programmes to scale up access to seasonal malaria chemoprevention… 04/07/2016

ACCESS-SMC is a UNITAID-funded project, led by Malaria Consortium in partnership with Catholic Relief Services. The project supports National Malaria Control Programmes to scale up access to seasonal malaria chemoprevention across the Sahel. This factsheet provides an introduction to the…

22/05/2015 Journal article

Valuing the work of unpaid community health workers and exploring the incentives to volunteering in rural Africa

 Abstract Community health worker (CHW) programmes are currently being scaled-up in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to healthcare. CHWs are often volunteers; from an economic perspective, this raises considerations whether reliance… 22/05/2015

Abstract Community health worker (CHW) programmes are currently being scaled-up in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to healthcare. CHWs are often volunteers; from an economic perspective, this raises considerations whether reliance on an unpaid workforce is sustainable and how to appropriately…

10/12/2014 Annual review

Highlights from the trustees' report and financial statements 2013–2014

 This report contains excerpts from Malaria Consortium's full trustees’ report and financial statements 2013–2014. It reviews our key successes and shows the continued expansion of our programmes to improve access… 10/12/2014

This report contains excerpts from Malaria Consortium's full trustees’ report and financial statements 2013–2014. It reviews our key successes and shows the continued expansion of our programmes to improve access to effective prevention and treatment of malaria, neglected tropical diseases…

20/08/2014 Project report

Making connections: The Mbale malaria control project strengthens links between communities and health systems to reduce child deaths

 This report showcases the impact of our Mbale malaria control project through the voices of implementers and beneficiaries. The project ran between 2011 and 2015, and aimed to contribute to… 20/08/2014

This report showcases the impact of our Mbale malaria control project through the voices of implementers and beneficiaries. The project ran between 2011 and 2015, and aimed to contribute to the reduction of deaths in children due to malaria and…

20/03/2014 Technical brief

Improving access to quality care in Uganda

 This Briefing Note describes a baseline and an endline survey conducted by Malaria Consortium to measure the impact of iCCM on improving health seeking behaviour and access to treatment for… 20/03/2014

This Briefing Note describes a baseline and an endline survey conducted by Malaria Consortium to measure the impact of iCCM on improving health seeking behaviour and access to treatment for children in two regions. The surveys aimed to establish whether…

18/11/2013 Project brief

iCCM guidelines and implementation framework

 This brief describes a project to support the development of a decision tree for use by the Nigerian government and implementation partners in the roll-out of integrated community case management… 18/11/2013

This brief describes a project to support the development of a decision tree for use by the Nigerian government and implementation partners in the roll-out of integrated community case management for major childhood illnesses.

14/11/2013 Journal article

Perceived quality of care for common childhood illnesses: Facility versus community based providers in Uganda

 Quality of care provided by community health workers is perceived to be higher than that of primary health facility workers in Uganda. 14/11/2013

Quality of care provided by community health workers is perceived to be higher than that of primary health facility workers in Uganda.

01/07/2013 Project report

Improving access for under-fives to life saving treatment through integrated community case management for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea

 This is the final project report for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) grant to Malaria Consortium for the project “Improving access for under-fives to life saving treatment through integrated… 01/07/2013

This is the final project report for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) grant to Malaria Consortium for the project “Improving access for under-fives to life saving treatment through integrated community case management for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea”, which was…

29/05/2013 Project brief

South Sudan: Integrated Community Case Management

 This project brief outlines the aim to improve child survival in children under five years by increasing access to prompt and effective treatment of common childhood illnesses including malaria, pneumonia… 29/05/2013

This project brief outlines the aim to improve child survival in children under five years by increasing access to prompt and effective treatment of common childhood illnesses including malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea.

22/03/2013 Project brief

Mbale Malaria Control Project

 This is a project brief describing the Mbale Malaria Control Project, which aims to contribute to the reduction of deaths in children due to malaria and other severe childhood illnesses… 22/03/2013

This is a project brief describing the Mbale Malaria Control Project, which aims to contribute to the reduction of deaths in children due to malaria and other severe childhood illnesses through a strengthened health system.

13/03/2013 Learning paper

Developing Intervention Strategies: innovations to improve community health worker motivation and performance

 During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three… 13/03/2013

During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three leading causes of death among young children. As a way…

07/11/2012 Journal article

Interventions to Improve Motivation and Retention of Community Health Workers Delivering Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM): Stakeholder Perceptions and Priorities

 Abstract Despite resurgence in the use of community health workers (CHWs) in the delivery of community case management of childhood illnesses, a paucity of evidence for effective strategies to address key… 07/11/2012

Abstract Despite resurgence in the use of community health workers (CHWs) in the delivery of community case management of childhood illnesses, a paucity of evidence for effective strategies to address key constraints of worker motivation and retention endures. This work reports…

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