420 items related to 'Case Management'
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Resources: Project brief :
Supporting frontline health workers in Uganda: Strengthening capacity during COVID-19 and beyond
With Mastercard Foundation, we are developing the capacity of frontline health workers to tackle COVID-19 while providing community case management services.
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Digital health at the forefront of the community response in Mozambique amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Malaria Consortium is rapidly adapting its existing digital platform, upSCALE, to better support health workers’ ability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. The changes include a…
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Resources: Project brief :
Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on malaria and other infectious diseases in Uganda: Understanding comorbidities
This project seeks to understand the burden of malaria, but also of TB and HIV/AIDS, among patients with COVID-19 to assess the potential interactions.
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Malaria Consortium outlines nine key approaches to help mitigate climate-related threats to health
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of an opinion paper exploring the impact climate change could have on global health. This paper, Adapting to minimise the health impacts of…
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Resources: Journal article :
Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19
Drawing on our shared child pneumonia experience globally, we highlight the potential impacts of COVID-19 on children and propose a collective response.
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Resources: Project brief :
Supporting community health workers in Mozambique to respond to COVID-19: Adapting the upSCALE digital platform
We made technological adaptations to Mozambique's existing upSCALE digital platform to support health workers' ability to respond to the pandemic.
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Blog :
Will a vaccine end the fight against malaria?
There were 386,000 malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, and projections suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause that number to double — to 769,000 deaths — owing to a lack of access…
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Resources: Project brief :
Prevention, diagnosis and management of podoconiosis: Developing resilient health systems in Ethiopia
Our research project in Ethiopia aims to improve the prevention and management of podoconiosis which disproportionally affects marginalised communities.
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Resources: Project brief :
Improving neglected tropical disease (NTD) services and integrating into primary healthcare
With our project in Ethiopia, we seek to integrate prevention, diagnosis, management and reporting interventions of three NTDs into the healthcare system.
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Videos :
How can we protect pregnant women from malaria?
Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health issue across sub-Saharan Africa. It contributes to the death of 10,000 women and causes 100,000 newborn deaths each year. The WHO recommends that from…
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Resources: Case study :
Working with communities in Ethiopia to prevent the spread of malaria
In Ethiopia, health extension workers and the Health Development Army are working with communities to prevent malaria.
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Resources: Case study :
Training health extension workers in Ethiopia to provide community-based malaria prevention
Read the stories of Elfinesh Goa and Mebrat Haile, health extension workers in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia.
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Resources: Position statement :
Antimicrobial resistance: A growing threat to global health
Antimicrobial resistance contributes to at least 700,000 deaths globally every year. Without urgent action, millions of lives are at risk and economies will suffer.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Training malaria volunteers to deliver integrated community case management
To improve the health status of rural communities in Myanmar, we implemented an integrated community case management approach in Sagaing region.
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completedBuilding capacity for malaria elimination in southern Cambodia - RAI2E
Strengthening the technical and programme management capacity of provincial health departments, operational districts and health centres
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completedCountering the spread of drug-resistant malaria in northern Cambodia
Accelerating malaria elimination through targeted screening and effective treatment of at-risk populations
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluation of a capacity building intervention on malaria treatment for under‑fives in rural health facilities in Niger state, Nigeria
This study assessed the effect on malaria diagnosis and prescription practices among febrile under-fives in rural health facilities.
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Videos :
O que á upSCALE? / What is upSCALE?
Portuguese: Entre 2009 e 2016, o Malaria Consortium (MC) desenvolveu e testou um aplicativo de telefone celular interactivo chamado inSCALE para melhorar a qualidade do atendimento prestado pelos…
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Resources: Project brief :
Scaling up for universal coverage and impact
The Scaling Up for Universal Coverage and Impact project aims to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality by 80 percent by 2020 in South Sudan.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Antenatal care: A crucial tool in Ethiopia’s fight against malaria in pregnancy
We echo the World Health Organization’s 2019 call for greater support for those most vulnerable to malaria — pregnant women and children under five.