357 items related to 'Diagnosis'
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Resources: Project report :
USAID Malaria Action Program for Districts: Year 1 report
During MAPD's first year, the project rapidly completed its start-up activities and conducted capacity building, health system strengthening, and activity implementation in all districts. Read the…
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Resources: Case study :
MAPD supports improvement of malaria diagnostics capacity, outcomes and leadership
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts has built the technical and leadership capacity of Uganda to ensure accurate and appropriate malaria diagnostics...
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Resources: Case study :
Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on essential drugs list for preventing malaria in pregnancy
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts influences the Government of Uganda, via the Ministry of Health, to take important steps in improving provision of SP (sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine) – an…
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Resources: Case study :
Awareness raising activities increase community engagement in malaria prevention
In Uganda – where the malaria burden is among the highest in the world – raising public awareness of the disease is helping to contribute to the prevention and treatment of malaria in communities...
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Resources: Case study :
Malaria drops to no. 2 in terms of outpatient attendance in Masaka region, Uganda
All districts in Masaka region, central Uganda are, for the first time reporting that malaria has fallen to become the second highest contributor to its outpatient department health issues, rather…
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Resources: Case study :
Improving health workers’ adherence to test, treat and track procedures
Observing the test, treat and track policy requirements have been a challenge for health workers in overcrowded health facilities. A training that encouraged health workers to observe the standards…
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Resources: Case study :
Malaria attains a spot on district agenda
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts supported the Ministry of Health to organize a Grand Round meeting to sensitize district leaders on malaria control and highlight the need to allocate…
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Resources: Case study :
Working with religious leaders to drive positive behavior change
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts works together with religious leaders to develop sermon guides about malaria and health, so these influential leaders can drive positive malaria change…
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a community dialogue intervention in the prevention and control of schistosomiasis in Nampula province, Mozambique
This study aimed to test the community dialogue approach to improve schistosomiasis prevention and control in Nampula province.
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Resources: Journal article :
Performance of five pulse oximeters to detect hypoxaemia as an indicator of severe illness in children under five by frontline health workers in low-resource settings
In this first trial in Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda, researchers wanted to identify the most user-friendly pulse oximeters for frontline health workers.
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Resources: Journal article :
The role of adaptive surveillance as a core intervention to achieve malaria elimination
A strong surveillance system is critical to implementing an efficient and effective malaria programme to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination.
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New study provides valuable findings to support improved pneumonia diagnostic aids
Researchers testing a newly developed video-based reference tool to evaluate new automated respiratory rate (RR) diagnostic aids in children under five found that breathing measurements carried out…
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Resources: Journal article :
Evaluating the interrater agreement and acceptability of a new reference tool for assessing respiratory rate in children under five with cough and/or difficulty breathing
A new reference tool which facilitates manual annotation of breaths based on videos was developed to improve diagnosis of suspected cases and appropriate treatment.
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Resources: Brochure :
Malaria Consortium Burkina Faso
We are carrying out SMC programmes across Burkina Faso and are exploring the potential of digital solutions to strengthen health systems in the country.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium South Sudan
In South Sudan, we collaborate with government and partners to support community-centred, evidence-based interventions that respond to changing conditions.
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Resources: Journal article :
The impact of malaria coinfection on Ebola virus disease outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This study aims to understand how the malaria and Ebola virus interact which is important to establish for future outbreaks.
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Blog :
Smart diagnostics: The stepping stone in the pathway to malaria elimination
Advances in technology have made malaria both preventable and treatable, yet over 400,000 people died from the disease in 2019, two-thirds of them children under the age of five and more than 90…
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, we are tackling malaria, neglected tropical diseases and poor child health indicators through innovative approaches to health systems strengthening.
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New study underlines the importance of active case detection for malaria control in Cambodia’s forests
A new case study from north-eastern Cambodia, published by Malaria Consortium in Malaria Journal, has underlined the need for tailored active case detection approaches in forest border areas in order…
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Resources: Case study :
Taking the fight against malaria from home to school
After receiving training from key influencers trained by USAID’s MAPD, school teacher Twinomugisa Harriet ensures her year two pupils are free from malaria.