713 items related to 'Community delivery'
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completedBuilding resilience against future threats through vector control
Malaria Consortium will help address the most pressing challenges facing vector control interventions for malaria and Aedes-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia as part of the…
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completedInstitutionalising data ownership and data-informed decision-making for community health programmes in Mozambique
Community Health Workers (CHWs), known as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs) in Mozambique are essential and critical to deliver clinical and outreach services to remote communities in low- and…
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completedMalaria control in Ebola-affected districts in Uganda
Through the UNICEF-funded project, Malaria Consortium will be supporting the project to strengthen the Ebola Virus (Sudan strain) outbreak in Mubende and Kasanda. The outbreak response includes…
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Resources: Project brief :
Happy Feet: Community-based podoconiosis prevention and control in Ethiopia
The Happy Feet project aims to accelerate control of podoconiosis by creating access to better quality healthcare services.
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Resources: Journal article :
Optimising the role of lead mothers in seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns: Formative research in Kano state, northern Nigeria
Lead mothers can and do influence caregivers to adopt healthy behaviours during SMC campaigns. But their recruitment, training and supervision can be improved.
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Resources: Annual review :
Unlocking universal health coverage: Impact report 2022
This report highlights how Malaria Consortium is contributing towards universal health coverage.
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Blog :
Top reads of 2022
2022 was a busy year at Malaria Consortium! Thanks to our supporters, we were able to work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to…
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Defining the future of SMC in Togo: Exploring new delivery strategies
Togo has been implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) since 2013, following recommendations from the World Health Organization. Since 2020, Malaria Consortium has been a partner of…
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Promoting better health through participatory dialogues in Cameroon
Ekondo Titi - a district in the Southwest region of Cameroon, accessible only by boat and difficult dirt roads - has a high rate of malaria. Here, access to healthcare and essential information on…
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Resources: Poster :
Impact of the digitised Community Health Toolkit on child health outcomes in rural Uganda
The digitised CHT intervention in Buikwe district was instrumental in enabling the availability of services for children under five in the community.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Universal health coverage
Universal health coverage is fundamental to the design and implementation of our programmes.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Strengthening the health system response to pneumonia and other childhood illnesses
Early diagnosis and treatment at all levels of the health system could prevent more than two-thirds of pneumonia deaths.
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Resources: Infographic :
Strengthening Community-based Malaria Prevention and Surveillance Interventions in Ethiopia, 2019–2022
We successfully strengthened the malaria response in two districts of the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia.
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Advancing the conversation on SMC at ASTMH 2022
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s (ASTMH) Annual Meeting is one of the world’s most important meetings of global health practitioners, researchers and funders. While the rainy…
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Photo story :
Photo story: Learning exchange shares institutional capacity to respond to rising arbovirus threat in Africa
From 31 October to 5 November 2022, as part of the Resistance Against Future Threats (RAFT) project through Vector Control, funded by UK aid, Malaria Consortium hosted a learning exchange with…
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Why we must increase access to lifesaving pneumonia interventions for children
As COP27 is underway this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, the world is reminded of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by the United Nations, one of which is to catalyse action against climate…
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Resources: Presentation :
Strengthening the pneumonia response in Ethiopia and Chad
In partnership with the Ministry of Health, we supported the development of an integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses action plan.
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ASTMH 2022: Transforming health through innovation
In the third and final instalment of our ASTMH blog series, we explore the need to prioritise innovation in public health programming to optimise the impact of interventions and help ensure more…
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Fostering community participation and ownership of new health programmes: lessons from village health teams and SMC implementation in Karamoja, Uganda
"One who sees something good must narrate it" - Ugandan proverb In Uganda, malaria is a leading cause of death, particularly in pregnant women and children. Infections occur throughout the year in…
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Resources: Poster :
Acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children under five in Mozambique: A qualitative study
SMC was highly accepted as a strategy to prevent malaria among children 3–59 months in Mozambique.