341 items related to 'Capacity development'
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Resources: Presentation :
USAID MAPD end of project sustainability and transition
This presentation outlines the key messages from the closure of the MAPD project in Uganda.
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Celebrating success: huge wins in reducing malaria cases and deaths in Uganda as USAID-funded project comes to a close
Malaria Consortium is today celebrating the successful close of the United States Government (USG)-funded Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD), having achieved impressive results in improving…
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Resources: Presentation :
Health workers’ malaria case management practices in south-central Uganda, 2017–2019
This study sought to compare health workers' practices in project and non-project districts.
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Resources: Project report :
USAID Malaria Action Program for Districts: Year 4 report
During its fourth year, the project continued to conduct capacity building and health system strengthening despite the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Resources: Project report :
USAID Malaria Action Program for Districts: Year 3 report
During MAPD's third year, the project overcame a number of additional challenges including prolonged upsurges of malaria in some districts. Read the Year 3 report in full...
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Resources: Project report :
USAID Malaria Action Program for Districts: Year 2 report
During its second year, the project contributed to reducing new malaria infections, increased access to treatment and reduced death. Read the Year 2 report in full...
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Resources: Case study :
MAPD supports improvement of malaria diagnostics capacity, outcomes and leadership
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts has built the technical and leadership capacity of Uganda to ensure accurate and appropriate malaria diagnostics...
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Resources: Case study :
Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on essential drugs list for preventing malaria in pregnancy
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts influences the Government of Uganda, via the Ministry of Health, to take important steps in improving provision of SP (sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine) – an…
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Resources: Case study :
Malaria drops to no. 2 in terms of outpatient attendance in Masaka region, Uganda
All districts in Masaka region, central Uganda are, for the first time reporting that malaria has fallen to become the second highest contributor to its outpatient department health issues, rather…
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Resources: Case study :
Improving health workers’ adherence to test, treat and track procedures
Observing the test, treat and track policy requirements have been a challenge for health workers in overcrowded health facilities. A training that encouraged health workers to observe the standards…
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Resources: Case study :
Mothers receive the right number of IPTp doses to prevent malaria in pregnancy
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts in Uganda has been improving the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria by pregnant women visiting antenatal centers...
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a community dialogue intervention in the prevention and control of schistosomiasis in Nampula province, Mozambique
This study aimed to test the community dialogue approach to improve schistosomiasis prevention and control in Nampula province.
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Blog :
Resilient health systems are vital in response to global warming
On 9 August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an eagerly anticipated landmark report on the impacts of global warming. The report highlights evidence asserting that…
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Resources: Research brief :
Feasibility and acceptability of extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention to children aged 5–10 years
This study aimed to understand the barriers to delivering SMC in Massaguet district, Chad, to children above 59 months.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium Mozambique
In Mozambique, we support the government’s efforts to develop functional malaria surveillance systems.
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Blog :
Mobilising the younger generation in disease response
An estimated nine-tenths of people aged between 10 and 24 worldwide are living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and 60 percent of the population in Africa is under the age of 25. However,…
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Resources: Brochure :
Malaria Consortium Burkina Faso
We are carrying out SMC programmes across Burkina Faso and are exploring the potential of digital solutions to strengthen health systems in the country.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium South Sudan
In South Sudan, we collaborate with government and partners to support community-centred, evidence-based interventions that respond to changing conditions.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Facilitating evidence-informed programming in Mozambique
With our partners, we worked to develop and provide the needed intelligence to allocate resources and target interventions effectively.
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Resources: Journal article :
Navigating the COVID-19 crisis to sustain community-based malaria interventions in Cambodia
We were able to provide continued support to mobile malaria workers and communities by conducting a COVID-19 rapid risk assessment and mitigation plan.