268 Publications items related to 'Diagnosis'
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Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries
This presentation was given at a Malaria Consortium symposium on improving pneumonia diagnosis in children during the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6…
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Malaria Consortium's Pioneer Project, funded by the UK charity Comic Relief, is training health workers in Uganda to diagnose accurately and quickly malaria in patients using RDTs.
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Resources: Advocacy report :
Malaria in 2014: An unprecedented opportunity at the dawn of a new era
Published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (APPMG), this report outlines the leading role the UK has played in achieving solid progress in the fight…
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Pneumonia diagnostics: Searching for new tools for frontline health workers in resource-poor settings
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and discusses the formative research findings of the Pneumonia Diagnostics Project. The project aimed…
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Integrated community case management in practice: Lessons learnt from a participatory evaluation in three African countries
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and discusses various stakeholder perspectives on introducing large-scale integrated community case…
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Impact of an integrated community case management programme on uptake of appropriate diarrhoea and pneumonia treatments in Uganda: A propensity score matching and equity analysis study
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and assesses how integrated community case management as the first point of care improves equity and…
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Pioneer project 2009–2014: A holistic systems strengthening approach towards malaria control in midwestern Uganda
Between 2009 and 2014, Malaria Consortium aimed to reduce the number of malaria cases and deaths in midwestern Uganda by supporting the Ministry of Health and national malaria programmes through the…
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Disease Control: Malaria and NTDs - Malaria Consortium at 10
In February 2014, Malaria Consortium hosted a 10th anniversary symposium to celebrate a decade helping to manage communicable diseases and improve child health among the most vulnerable and…
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Improving service delivery for malaria diagnosis and treatment
SuNMap -- Support to National Malaria Programme -- was set up to support the Nigerian government tackle the burden of malaria, a disease that costs the country at least $1bn a year and causes…
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Building health systems capacity
SuNMap -- Support to National Malaria Programme -- was set up to support the Nigerian government tackle the burden of malaria, a disease that costs the country at least $1bn a year and causes…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Harmonisation of malaria control in Nigeria
Since 2008, the Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP) project has been strengthening the national effort to control malaria in Nigeria through harmonising efforts by local, national and…
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluation of community-based systems for the surveillance of day three-positive Plasmodium falciparum cases in western Cambodia
Community-based surveillance of day-three Plasmodium falciparum cases is feasible, but highly intensive. It requires continuous support for supervision and training.
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Resources: Presentation :
Pneumonia Diagnostics project introduction for the Technical Consultation meeting
This presentation was prepared for the Pneumonia Diagnostics project Technical Consultation meeting in Geneva in June 2014. It highlights Malaria Consortium’s role in community case management and…
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The use of counting beads to improve the classification of fast breathing in low-resource settings: a multi-country review
This article presents findings on using counting beads and a timer to count a child's respiratory rate in order to improve classification of fast breathing.
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Resources: Presentation :
Pneumonia Diagnostics project activity update
This presentation was prepared for the Pneumonia Diagnostics project meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee in Geneva in June 2014. It highlights Malaria Consortium’s role in the multi-country…
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Supervising community health workers in low-income countries: A review of impact and implementation issues
Findings of this review suggest that high-quality supervision that focuses on supportive approaches, community monitoring, and/or quality assurance/problem -solving may be most effective for policy…
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Resources: Project brief :
Creating a private sector market for quality-assured RDTs in malaria endemic countries
Diagnosis is one of many crucial components in the fight against malaria. Misdiagnosis or a lack of proper diagnosis can often lead to worsening symptoms and even death in patients and can…
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Integrating mRDTs into the health system in Uganda: Preparing health workers for routine use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests
In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) changed its guidelines to state that all suspected malaria cases should be tested for the presence of malaria parasites by microscopy or malaria rapid…
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Implementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences and lessons learned in three African countries
Malaria Consortium’s involvement in iCCM has spanned inputs to facilitate policy development, project design, implementation from start-up phase; ongoing support to the public health system in…
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It’s all in the detail: developing effective health-related job aids
Malaria Consortium has had extensive experience designing, developing, implementing and evaluating a variety of job aids. An integral part of our work is to strengthen capacity and improve the…