716 items related to 'Community delivery'
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Pioneering solutions for community health: Africa's trailblazers
Many countries in Africa have grappled with significant challenges in providing accessible and quality healthcare to their populations due to insufficient infrastructure, shortages of medical…
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Resources: Journal article :
Exploring existing malaria services and the feasibility of implementing community engagement approaches amongst conflict-affected communities in Cameroon
Community engagement could be an effective means of creating awareness and encouraging use of community health workers in conflict-affected regions, when used alongside other interventions.
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World Malaria Day 2024: Young people engaged through antimalaria school clubs as agents of change in malaria control
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria threatens the lives of 3.2 billion people around the world. Every year, the disease accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths, the majority of…
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Resources: Presentation :
Accessing community health services for malaria amongst conflict-affected communities in Cameroon: A qualitative study
Community dialogue approaches are an effective means of strengthening knowledge of mosquito net use and other prevention practices for malaria in areas affected by conflict.
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Malaria Consortium honoured by Ugandan government for contribution to combat malaria
Malaria Consortium has been honoured for its groundbreaking efforts in malaria prevention, both within Uganda and internationally, at the annual World Malaria Day Scientific Colloquium 2024.
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Resources: Poster :
Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of digitalising community health workers in Uganda
The Electronic Community Health Information System showcases significant improvements in child health outcomes and paves the way for the expansion of digital health initiatives in resource-limited…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Enhancing community health through the Boma Health Initiative
Over the last seven years, Malaria Consortium has been supporting the South Sudan government to implement a nationwide community health programme that aims to connect communities to essential health…
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San's story: A tailored approach to detecting the last malaria cases in Cambodia
In Cambodia, a community network of mobile malaria workers (MMWs) is reaching unreached communities with essential malaria services. They are supporting the government’s aim to eliminate all…
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completedSevere malaria: Strengthening diagnosis and case management
This project aims to strengthen quality malaria diagnosis and case management of severe malaria in Kano, Nigeria. Malaria Consortium will implement an integrated health systems approach to improve…
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium Mozambique
Malaria Consortium is committed to reducing the burden of malaria and other communicable diseases in Mozambique, especially those affecting children under five.
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Fatema's story: Shifting gender-biased norms in Bangladesh with a community dialogue approach
In Bangladesh, community engagement interventions are empowering women to address the contextual drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — the development of resistance by bacteria to commonly used…
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International Women's Day 2024: Seven ways to make health programmes gender intentional
To successfully reduce the gender equity gap in healthcare, we need to be gender intentional in our health programming. This means identifying and understanding gender inequalities, gender-based…
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Malaria Consortium and eGov Foundation join Mozambique’s national malaria programme to digitalise seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns
In a new collaboration, Malaria Consortium and eGov Foundation will support Mozambique’s National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) to roll out a new digital tool to accelerate the digitalisation of…
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Psychosocial and economic rehabilitation training essential to improve wellbeing for patients with podoconiosis
Header photo by Genaye Eshetu Podoconiosis, also known as a non-filarial elephantiasis, is highly prevalent in the southwestern and central highlands of Ethiopia. The disease results from continued…
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Resources: Learning brief :
Happy Feet: Initiating and integrating low-cost podoconiosis and lymphoedema management services in primary healthcare
Malaria Consortium is implementing the Happy Feet project in Southern Ethiopia to improve access to quality lymphoedema morbidity management and disability prevention services.
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2023
Malaria Consortium's trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2023.
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completedEvaluating intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school-aged children in Burkina Faso
While malaria outcomes are improving for pregnant women and children under five, malaria infection rates in Burkina Faso are rising, with 27 per cent of cases occurring in children aged 5-14 years.…
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Top reads of 2023
In 2023, alongside continuing our work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to health services and find solutions to improve health and…
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Resources: Journal article :
Improving outcomes for children with malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Mozambique: A cluster randomised controlled trial of the inSCALE technology innovation
This study highlights the potential value of a technology intervention aimed at strengthening integrated community case management to address the largest causes of childhood morbidity and mortality…
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A universal approach to health: Q&A with Dr George Upenytho, Uganda's Commissioner of Community Health
According to the World Health Organization, at least 400 million people still lack access to one or more essential health services. Universal health coverage (UHC) is a goal adopted by the United…