100 items related to 'Dengue'
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Dengue solutions in Cambodia
Dengue integrated vector management project: Cambodian communities fight dengue with novel, low-cost solution
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Resources: Technical brief :
Dengue integrated vector management project
This brief outlines the aims, methods and recommendations of Malaria Consortium's dengue integrated management project in Cambodia. The country has one of the highest per-capita incidence rates in…
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Resources: Advocacy report :
Dengue: Falling between the cracks
Dengue is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world, with a huge impact on individuals, households, health systems and national economies. Over half the world’s population is now at…
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Resources: Project brief :
Supporting the effective roll-out of dengue prevention and control guidelines in Myanmar
Malaria Consortium is working with the Ministry of Health in Myanmar to revise the country’s national dengue prevention and control guidelines. For the guidelines to have a positive effect on dengue…
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Health systems strengthening critical to tackle 'seemingly endless' global health emergencies (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Strong health systems are critical to international efforts to tackle emerging health emergencies, such as Ebola and Zika. Global health…
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Supporting dengue prevention and control in Myanmar
Dengue is a rapidly growing viral infection spread by the same species of mosquito as the Zika virus. Prior to 1970, only nine countries had witnessed epidemics – now that number stands at over 100.…
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Dengue: a silent issue and a growing problem
Dengue is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world, spreading from nine countries to over one hundred in the past 50 years. The disease burden has grown from 15,000 cases per year…
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Dengue fever is rising rapidly yet still neglected, says NGO (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Whilst cases of malaria are finally on the decline, Malaria Consortium argues a long-term global programme is needed to quell dengue fever, one…
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Strong regional health systems are the answer to infectious disease control
Bangkok, 9 March 2016 – “Every day we see evidence of the impact of infectious diseases, not only on our health systems, but on our economy and most importantly the everyday life of our people.” Dr.…
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WHO declares Zika virus a public health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the recent outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin American countries a public health emergency. The mosquito-borne disease, which carries symptoms such as mild…
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VIDEO: Filling the gap with community health workers (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics home. What is the role of policy makers in filling the global healthcare shortage? There is a global shortage of 7.2 million health workers…
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Malaria Consortium presents at the 2015 Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting
Malaria Consortium staff are presenting at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 (JITMM 2015) from December 2-4. The annual conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand, brings together…
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Efficacy of guppies, community engagement and pyriproxifen on dengue vectors in Cambodia: A cluster randomised trial
This presentation was given at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 and discusses a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the efficacy of three dengue interventions implemented over…
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First dengue campaign launched in Pailin, Cambodia
October 2015 - Pailin Province in Cambodia has been experiencing a signficant increase in dengue cases, with confirmed outbreaks in six villages. According to a national report in July and August…
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Resources: Project brief :
Implementing integrated vector management for dengue control in Cambodia: Community perceptions and policy development
This project will evaluate viable alternatives for dengue vector control in Cambodia and will establish a set of useful policy recommendations for the Ministry of Health to help reduce the prevalence…
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Myanmar community members spearhead novel approach to eliminate dengue
Myanmar, 1 October - Almost 50 local community volunteers gathered in Hinthada district, in the Ayeyarwady Region, to attend a two-day refresher training on dengue prevention and control organised by…
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Malaria Consortium joins the Dengue Tribes campaign
Over 2.5 billion people – approximately 40 percent of the world’s population – are now at risk from dengue, with over 125 countries being infected annually. It is globally a neglected disease, yet…
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to dengue prevention in Cambodia, 2013-2014
2014 Malaria Consortium Progress Symposium, Phnom Penh Cambodia Despite real progress towards malaria elimination in this part of Asia, the Greater Mekong Sub-region continues to face the worrying…
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Resources: Presentation :
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dengue prevention in Cambodia, 2013-2014
This presentation discusses prevention programmes for vector vector borne diseases, including knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) survey on prevention; behavior change communication (BCC) by…
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Resources: Project brief :
Regional Integrated Vector Management Project
An initiative to assess and strengthen the ability of the community and health systems to better prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases and to improve recognition of symptoms and identification…