234 items related to 'Chemoprevention'
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: An essential health service for Nigeria
With global SMC stakeholders, we have developed infection prevention contingency measures for SMC that will greatly reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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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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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: Position statement :
Vaccines: The cornerstone of disease burden reduction
Immunisation against infectious diseases is one of the most effective means of preventing their spread and severity.
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Blog :
Malaria poses a serious risk to pregnant women. What can be done to protect them?
Malaria in pregnancy is a serious public health issue. It kills an estimated 10,000 women globally every year, and substantially raises the risk of premature birth, anaemia and low birth weight — all…
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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: Learning brief :
Implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention in an urban setting
In Burkina Faso, we adapted to socio-economic differences and rapid urbanisation to ensure effective SMC campaign delivery in an urban setting.
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Resources: Poster :
Assessing the quality of SMC delivery by low-literate community health workers in Nigeria
In 2018, Malaria Consortium trained 20,969 low-literate community health workers in Nigeria to administer SMC to approximately 3.2 million children under five.
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Resources: Project brief :
Regional health integration to enhance services in eastern Uganda
Our project supports the delivery of malaria prevention and treatment interventions, as well as maternal, newborn and child care activities in Uganda.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Untapped potential: Integrating neglected tropical diseases into primary healthcare
We believe that primary healthcare is essential to manage and, ultimately, eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
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Resources: Infographic :
Surveillance
This fact sheet explains what surveillance is and why it is important.
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Videos :
Strengthening Uganda's response to malaria
Malaria Consortium, in partnership with UNICEF, is supporting the Ministry of Health to implement a project funded by UK aid (from the UK government) in 25 districts in mid-northern Uganda, to…
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Resources: Project brief :
Strengthening community-based malaria prevention and surveillance interventions
This project will strengthen the management and technical capacity of the primary health care unit to continue implementing impactful malaria control interventions.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium's global capability statement
Our global capability statement describes our approach and expertise, and details the way we work.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Universal health coverage capacity statement
This capacity statement outlines our contribution to supporting countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Malaria Consortium considers UHC, as defined by the World Health Organization…
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Resources: Project brief :
Controlling vectors and engaging communities to prevent dengue in Cambodia
We trialed a socio-ecological vector control strategy using guppy fish distribution for larval source control and low-cost mosquito traps.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Research
Research is central to everything we do at Malaria Consortium, this capacity statement outlines our research expertise.