713 items related to 'Community delivery'
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Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a School Insecticide-Treated Net Distribution Program in Cross River State, Nigeria
Background: In 2013, the World Health Organization recommended distribution through schools, health facilities, community health workers, and mass campaigns to maintain coverage with…
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Impact of a 15-month multi-channel continuous distribution pilot on ITN ownership and access in Eastern Region, Ghana
Background: Insecticide-treated nets are a key intervention for malaria prevention. While mass distribution can rapidly scale up ITN coverage, multiple channels may be needed to sustain high levels…
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Resources: Case study :
Village health club creates local solutions
Since 2016, USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD) has been working with key influencers to reduce the malaria burden in Uganda. One of them is Ernest, a volunteer community health…
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completedStrengthening Uganda's response to malaria
Strengthening Uganda's response to malaria in 16 districts in Northern and Eastern Uganda
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Pneumonia diagnostics: Device selection report
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five, particularly in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers (CHWs) providing health services in rural and hard…
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Initial pneumonia device short listing exercise
Pneumonia is currently the leading cause of death in children worldwide.
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Resources: Project report :
Technical pneumonia device landscape review
Recent research has highlighted the need to better support community health workers in the diagnosis of pneumonia in low-resource settings. An automated device — rather than manually counting the…
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iCCM - Filling Health Care Gaps
Integrated community case management, or iCCM, forms an integral part of community based primary health care in less developed countries. It helps bridge the gap between the marginalised and the…
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VOX Uganda: VHT Joseph talks about being a key health influencer
USAID's Malaria Action Program for Districts in Uganda aims to reduce childhood and maternal mortality and morbidity, particularly from malaria. Malaria Consortium is leading the implementation…
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VOX Uganda: a grandmother on protecting herself from malaria
USAID's Malaria Action Program for Districts in Uganda aims to reduce childhood and maternal mortality and morbidity, particularly from malaria. Malaria Consortium is leading the implementation…
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VOX Mozambique: health centre director Omar on malaria prevention
Nampula is one of the worst malaria affected provinces in Mozambique. To help reduce the burden, Malaria Consortium trained community members to raise awareness of the disease and promote good…
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VOX Mozambique: a mother on protecting her family from malaria
Nampula is one of the worst malaria affected provinces in Mozambique. To help reduce the burden, Malaria Consortium trained community members to raise awareness of the disease and promote good…
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VOX Mozambique: malaria activist Elias Pedro on helping to change behaviour
Nampula is one of the worst malaria affected provinces in Mozambique. To help reduce the burden, Malaria Consortium trained community members to raise awareness of the disease and promote good…
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VOX Mozambique: A villager on malaria behaviour change in his community
Nampula is one of the worst malaria affected provinces in Mozambique. To help reduce the burden, Malaria Consortium trained community members to raise awareness of the disease and promote good…
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Pharaoh's story: Community health workers promote change through village health clubs
Pharaoh, Bukinda village’s integrated community case management (iCCM) health worker, is working with members of his community to find solutions to common health issues through the establishment of…
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completedRegional Artemisinin Initiative 2 Elimination (RAI2E)
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Fighting antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh
Source: ARK Foundation/University of Leeds/Malaria Consortium A new project starting in Bangladesh will help combat the growing global threat of antibiotic resistance. The new study will develop,…
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Scaling up access to seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Sahel
Diego Moroso, Project Director for ACCESS-SMC, presented the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) at scale at the 2018 Multilateral Initiative on Malaria…
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Resources: Project brief :
Integrated community case management in South Sudan
This project aims to improve access to basic health care for children suffering from malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan, contributing to a reduction in under…
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Strengthening regional referral hospitals to provide evidenceâ€based technical support to district health services
USAID’s Malaria Action for Districts project has been working with the Ministry of Health in Uganda to strengthen the capacity of regional referral hospitals, improve the quality of their services…