67 News items related to 'Community delivery'
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Malaria Consortium partners with Ethiopian government to strengthen critical malaria preparedness and response
Increasing malaria surges in Ethiopia threaten to undo the progress that has been achieved against the disease over the past two decades. In response, the Ethiopian government has launched a…
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Improving access to malaria services in conflict-affected populations in Cameroon
A recent study published in BMC Malaria Journal highlights the challenges faced by communities in accessing malaria services — including availability and cost of services — in conflict-affected…
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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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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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Antimicrobial resistance: Tailored storytelling is key to successful community interventions
In a comment piece published in BMC Research Notes and written on behalf of CE4AMR (Community Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance) network, a team of collaborators from organisations including…
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UN High level meeting puts spotlight on essential investments for universal health coverage
Today in New York during the United Nation (UN)’s 78th General Assembly, a High-level meeting (UN HLM) on universal health coverage (UHC) convened nations and stakeholders with a shared vision for…
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Ethiopia marks another milestone in its pneumonia and diarrhoea reduction plans
Earlier this month, an action plan to strengthen strategies for child survival, focused on the integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMNCI), was launched in Ethiopia, at an event attended by…
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Community health workers are saving costs of care for the three major childhood illnesses in Mozambique and Uganda
New research from Mozambique and Uganda has shown that effectively trained community health workers (CHWs) can reduce treatment costs for malaria and pneumonia among children under five in rural…
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Assessing the effectiveness of a community digital health platform in Mozambique
In a new learning paper published today, Malaria Consortium reviews the effectiveness of upSCALE, a community digital health platform implemented in Mozambique. Over a four-year period, upSCALE…
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New project to boost malaria burden reduction gains in Uganda
To build on and boost gains made in Uganda’s mission to eradicate malaria, Malaria Consortium is implementing a new project – Supporting Uganda’s Malaria Reduction and Elimination Strategy (SUMRES) –…
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Non-medical health workers use simplified tools to treat malnutrition in children under five in rural Nigeria
Community health workers in rural Nigeria without formal medical education can successfully identify, treat and refer cases of malnutrition in children under five when using simplified tools and…
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Malaria Consortium begins distribution of over seven million LLINs in Nigeria
Malaria Consortium has today begun the mass distribution of over seven million long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) to help reduce the burden of malaria in Nigeria. Two LLIN campaigns will…
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World Malaria Report 2021: Maintaining essential services has saved lives but malaria cases continue to rise
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its World Malaria Report for 2021, assessing global and regional malaria trends over the last year and providing an opportunity to reflect on…
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Exciting potential for increased protection against malaria for young children in combining malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention
A seminal paper, published on 25 August in the New England Journal of Medicine, details results from a three-year trial to test the efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 E malaria vaccine in combination…
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Malaria Consortium to support Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to reduce malaria burden to pre-elimination by 2025
Malaria Consortium is supporting Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to deliver malaria interventions to help the country reach its goal of reducing the malaria burden to pre-elimination…
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Malaria Week 2020 – Why integration could be the key to elimination
Hosted by the Government of Vietnam, Malaria Week 2020 (7-11 September) brings together government officials and diverse partners to drive forward the elimination of malaria from Asia Pacific by…
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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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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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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…