713 items related to 'Community delivery'
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Celebrating success – LLIN distribution in South Sudan during COVID-19
Working with the South Sudan National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and Population Services International (PSI), Malaria Consortium recently completed a successful long-lasting insecticidal net…
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Resources: Research brief :
Co-implementing vitamin A supplementation with seasonal malaria chemoprevention: A pilot implementation study in Sokoto state, Nigeria
Our pilot implementation study in Nigeria successfully delivered vitamin A supplementation to children under five using the existing SMC campaign.
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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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Malaria Consortium delivers life-saving antimalarial drugs across West Africa
The first treatment cycle of the 2020 seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaign is underway and Malaria Consortium is on course to reach 12 million children in Burkina Faso, Chad and…
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12 million children set to receive life-saving seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium is ensuring that around 12 million children under five will receive life-saving protection from malaria despite the COVID-19 pandemic as it prepares to deliver its seasonal malaria…
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Resources: Journal article :
A process for developing a sustainable and scalable approach to community engagement: Community dialogue approach for addressing the drivers of antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh
Taking the global challenge of antibiotic resistance as an example, this study explores the process of developing an embedded approach to community engagement.
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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: 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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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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Insights from a remote scoping and validation exercise: digitalising seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium is working with Akros and the Reveal platform to digitalise SMC (Photo credit: Akros) Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has led the distribution of seasonal malaria chemoprevention…
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Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and COVID-19
Protecting the world's most vulnerable people is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery of life saving health services must not be interrupted however, especially at community level, if…
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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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Guidance document published on implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention during the COVID-19 pandemic
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of a global operational guidance document on implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the context of COVID-19. The guide, which…
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Resources: Guidance :
Adapting seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the context of COVID-19: operational guidance
This document provides operational guidance for countries to safely implement SMC in areas where COVID-19 transmission is reported.
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Story :
From the field: 'The village health volunteer is a hero'
Edisa Natukunda is a 29-year-old woman with eight biological children, including a set of twins. We visited her home in Rwensenene in western Uganda in the company of her local village health team…
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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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New animated film outlines the threat of malaria in pregnancy – and how to combat it
Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce the publication of a brand new animated film on malaria in pregnancy. The film highlights the dangers of malaria in pregnancy, and what needs to be done to…
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Blog :
Lessons from Ouagadougou: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in urban contexts
Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has been a leader in implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso, we have been working with the government and implementing…