268 Publications items related to 'Diagnosis'
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Resources: Journal article :
More work needs to be done to ensure that better pneumonia diagnostics aids are developed and launched to better support frontline health workers
Malaria Consortium's response to Ansermino et al.'s article 'Are respiratory rate counters really so bad' was published in EClinicalMedicine.
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Resources: Project brief :
upSCALE: Fortalecimento do sistema digital de saúde
Temos sido o principal parceiro de implementação de um sistema digital de informação de saúde comunitária em escala chamado upSCALE.
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Resources: Presentation :
What is a breath? Working towards an improved reference standard for counting respiratory rate to validate new automated pneumonia diagnostic aids for children under five
Video annotation has potential as a reliable reference standard, if marking of breaths in the distorted period can be improved.
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Resources: Presentation :
Examining the feasibility of community health worker delivery of severe acute malnutrition treatment using an innovative simplified low-literacy protocol: Results from Nigeria
This presentation was given at the 68th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Resources: Poster :
Malaria morbidity and mortality trends in central Uganda
In the last quarter of 2016, the MAPD project instituted several interventions to prevent and control malaria in nine high-burden districts in Uganda.
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Resources: Poster :
Determinants of malaria testing at health facilities: The case of Uganda
Malaria control programmes need to provide regular supportive supervision and training to health facilities and health workers.
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Resources: Journal article :
Consequences of restricting antimalarial drugs to rapid diagnostic test-positive febrile children in south-west Nigeria
A longer-acting ACT may be needed as the first-line drug for treating uncomplicated malaria in high-transmission settings to prevent frequent re-infections.
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Resources: Project brief :
upSCALE: Strengthening mobile health in Mozambique
We provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to improve disease surveillance and community-based maternal and child healthcare.
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Resources: Briefing note :
Accelerating malaria elimination in northern Cambodia through early diagnosis and treatment
This briefing note describes our approach to accelerate malaria elimination through early diagnosis and treatment of mobile and migrant populations.
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Resources: Poster :
Cross border surveillance initiatives targeting mobile and migrant populations: Lessons learnt from Cambodia
This poster was presented at the 2017 Keystone Symposia Global Health Series on 'Malaria: From Innovation to Eradication'. It assesses the underlying factors associated with malaria infection in…
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Resources: Project brief :
Expanding integrated community case management for maternal and child survival
We supported the Ministry of Health in Uganda to strengthen referral systems for under-fives with danger signs, and to deliver integrated community-level services.
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Resources: Infographic :
Studying the usability and acceptability of two pneumonia diagnostic aids
This infographic visualises our findings on the usability and acceptability of devices that classify fast breathing.
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Resources: Research brief :
Usability and acceptability of two automated pneumonia diagnostic aids: Findings from Ethiopia and Nepal
The Acute Respiratory Infection Diagnostic Aid project introduced two automated respiratory rate counting aids in Ethiopia and Nepal to support classifying fast breathing.
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Resources: Project brief :
Regional health integration to enhance services in eastern Uganda
Our project supports the delivery of malaria prevention and treatment interventions, as well as maternal, newborn and child care activities in Uganda.
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Resources: Project brief :
Building capacity for malaria elimination in southern Cambodia
The RAI2E project will improve existing technical and programme management skills of health centre staff in southern Cambodia.
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Resources: Project brief :
Mobile malaria services for hard-to-reach communities in northeast Cambodia
Since December 2015, we have been training mobile malaria workers to diagnose and treat malaria among this high-risk group in Cambodia.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Untapped potential: Integrating neglected tropical diseases into primary healthcare
We believe that primary healthcare is essential to manage and, ultimately, eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Pioneering the Boma Health Initiative
In 2016, the government launched its flagship strategy, the Boma Health Initiative, to tackle childhood illnesses and achieve universal health coverage.
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Videos :
Strengthening Uganda's response to malaria
Malaria Consortium, in partnership with UNICEF, is supporting the Ministry of Health to implement a project funded by UK aid (from the UK government) in 25 districts in mid-northern Uganda, to…
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Resources: Journal article :
Performance of four respiratory rate counters to support community health workers to detect the symptoms of pneumonia in children in low resource settings
This study analysed the performance of improved respiratory rate timers that are used to detect pneumonia symptoms in low-resource settings.