342 items related to 'Capacity development'
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Blog :
International Women's Day 2024: Seven ways to make health programmes gender intentional
To successfully reduce the gender equity gap in healthcare, we need to be gender intentional in our health programming. This means identifying and understanding gender inequalities, gender-based…
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Our third year as an Independent Research Organisation: Using research to respond to health inequities and emerging threats
According to the World Health Organization’s State of Inequality: HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2021), diseases including malaria continue to take a disproportionally large toll on marginalised…
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Photo story :
Photo story: Second learning exchange enhances preparedness for emerging and future threats in African countries
Aedes-borne arboviruses — a group of diseases including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and zika transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes — are among the fastest spreading infections in the world. Since…
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Psychosocial and economic rehabilitation training essential to improve wellbeing for patients with podoconiosis
Header photo by Genaye Eshetu Podoconiosis, also known as a non-filarial elephantiasis, is highly prevalent in the southwestern and central highlands of Ethiopia. The disease results from continued…
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2023
Malaria Consortium's trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2023.
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completedImplementing a subnational COVID-19 vaccination campaign in South Sudan
Inadequate operational funding to implement the COVID-19 vaccine programme has been a key barrier to full vaccination in South Sudan. Rising conflict and flooding have also severely hampered access…
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completedScaling up the Boma Health Initiative in South Sudan
In 2017, the Ministry of Health adopted the Boma Health Initiative (BHI) — the government’s flagship strategy for community-based primary healthcare — to improve the country’s health indicators. The…
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completedIntroducing a digital intervention to strengthen the Boma Health Initiative
The South Sudan Ministry of Health adopted the Boma Health Initiative in 2017 with the aim of standardising the provision of community health services and enhancing access to essential primary…
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
From steps to solutions: Advancing podoconiosis prevention and control in Ethiopia
We aim to work with key stakeholders to accelerate the control of podoconiosis by creating universal access to better quality preventive measures and healthcare.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Integrated community case management
With vast experience in supporting iCCM initiatives across Africa and Asia, Malaria Consortium offers technical assistance to ministries of health to implement and improve their iCCM programmes.
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Resources: Poster :
Health-seeking behaviours and beliefs surrounding malaria in three East and southern African geographies introducing seasonal malaria chemoprevention: A secondary qualitative analysis
Context-specific data on health-seeking behaviours and beliefs surrounding malaria should be used to strengthen community engagement and health messaging.
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Resources: Poster :
Caregiver knowledge and confidence in seasonal malaria chemoprevention effectiveness in Nigeria
The more knowledgeable caregivers are about seasonal malaria chemoprevention, the more confidence they will have in its effectiveness.
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African-led vector control solutions in the context of emerging threats
The Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) opens its ninth annual conference this week, held this year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event, attended by scientists, public health…
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Genetic interventions to combat obstinate mosquito-borne scourges
This piece was written for Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research and republished here, authored by Leo Braack, Co-Chair of APMEN Vector Control Working Group; Senior Vector Control Specialist from…
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, we are providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to develop and strengthen evidence-based strategies for child survival.
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activeSennay: Reducing malaria burden among seasonal mobile workers through innovative approaches in the Amhara Region
Seasonal mobile workers (SMWs) are at increased risk of acquiring malaria infections due to various factors; i.e. absence and inadequacy of appropriate malaria prevention and case management…
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Resources: Infographic :
Milestones towards a malaria-free Uganda
The Supporting Uganda’s Malaria Reduction and Elimination Strategy project sets up integrated community case management to treat common childhood diseases.
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Blog :
Dengue: is Africa ready to respond?
Dengue is the fastest spreading infectious disease in the world. Around 70 percent of cases are currently found in Asia, but prevalence elsewhere is increasing due to anthropogenic factors including…
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Resources: Project brief :
Strengthening malaria surveillance systems to improve malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment in Mozambique
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Malaria Capacity Strengthening Program aims to improve the provision of quality malaria services to reduce morbidity and mortality.
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Resources: Project report :
Strengthening malaria surveillance for data-driven decision making in Mozambique: June 2019 to December 2022
This document summarises the results of three-and-a-half years of programme implementation to scale up malaria surveillance activities in Mozambique.