420 items related to 'Case Management'
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Resources: Journal article :
Early identification and treatment of pneumonia: A call to action
This call for action published by the Lancet Global Health on World Pneumonia Day 2015, calls for improved early identification and treatment of childhood pneumonia at community and outpatient level…
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Resources: Project report :
Clover Country Report: Zambia
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health…
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Resources: Project report :
Clover Country Report: Uganda
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health…
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Resources: Project report :
Clover Country Report: Mozambique
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health…
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Resources: Project report :
Clover Country Report: Ethiopia
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme, which aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health…
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Resources: Project report :
The Clover Project Report
Malaria Consortium's Clover programme aimed to reduce the burden of malaria among the poor and increase access to and quality of communicable disease interventions through strengthened health systems…
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Resources: Annual review :
Annual review: Highlights of the year 2014–2015
In 2014–2015, we continued our work to reduce malaria deaths and incidence by helping governments tailor, innovate, adopt and apply interventions best suited to their needs. We also supported the…
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Resources: Project brief :
Integrated community case management in Kebbi and Niger states
The integrated community case management project aims to provide malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia curative services for children under five by community health volunteers in the most marginalised and…
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Resources: Poster :
Negative malaria test case management in the private retail outlets: Results from mystery patient surveys in Nigeria and Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the results of a study for which mystery patient surveys were conducted to…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Establishing Village Health Clubs to improve community health worker motivation and performance
Malaria Consortium’s inSCALE project has been supporting the scale-up of quality integrated community case management programmes to improve child health in Uganda. This paper details the process of…
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Resources: Poster :
Improving outcomes of severe malaria management: The role of a community transport referral system in a rural district in eastern Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the results of cross sectional surveys exploring whether a transport referral system…
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Resources: Journal article :
High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in nasopharyngeal bacterial isolates from healthy children in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Background In Uganda, the main causes of death in children under 5 years of age are malaria and pneumonia-often due to delayed diagnosis and treatment. In preparation for a community case management…
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Evaluation of integrated community case management in eight districts of central Uganda
Objective Evidence is limited on whether Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) improves treatment coverage of the top causes of childhood mortality (acute respiratory illnesses (ARI), diarrhoea…
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Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda
Background Integrated community case management relies on community health workers managing children with malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and referring children when management is not possible. This…
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Resources: 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 the…
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Resources: Project brief :
Integrated community-based interventions for malaria services
The Integrated Community-based Interventions for Malaria Services project aims to bridge the gaps in community-level health service delivery in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples'…
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Videos :
Boda boda referral transport system
The Mbale Malaria Control Project, which was a three year project launched in March 2012, aimed to reduce deaths from, and the incidence of, severe childhood malaria. The project aimed to do this by…
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it…
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Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for…
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Resources: Learning brief :
‘The health shop’: Applying integrated marketing communication to generate demand for malaria testing in the private and public sectors
This brief presents lessons learnt when using an integrated marketing communication (IMC) approach to increase demand for and uptake of artemisinin-based combination therapies and malaria rapid…