356 items related to 'Diagnosis'
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Resources: Project brief :
Supporting community health workers in Mozambique to respond to COVID-19: Adapting the upSCALE digital platform
We made technological adaptations to Mozambique's existing upSCALE digital platform to support health workers' ability to respond to the pandemic.
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Resources: Journal article :
Quantification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity by spectrophotometry: A systemic review and meta-analysis
Our findings indicate that there is substantial variation in G6PD measurements by spectrophotometry between sites.
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Resources: Project brief :
Prevention, diagnosis and management of podoconiosis: Developing resilient health systems in Ethiopia
Our research project in Ethiopia aims to improve the prevention and management of podoconiosis which disproportionally affects marginalised communities.
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Resources: Project brief :
Improving neglected tropical disease (NTD) services and integrating into primary healthcare
With our project in Ethiopia, we seek to integrate prevention, diagnosis, management and reporting interventions of three NTDs into the healthcare system.
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Resources: Position statement :
Vaccines: The cornerstone of disease burden reduction
Immunisation against infectious diseases is one of the most effective means of preventing their spread and severity.
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Blog :
Malaria poses a serious risk to pregnant women. What can be done to protect them?
Malaria in pregnancy is a serious public health issue. It kills an estimated 10,000 women globally every year, and substantially raises the risk of premature birth, anaemia and low birth weight — all…
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Q&A :
From the field: 'We have witnessed a drastic reduction in cases of malaria'
Yamel is a rural community in the Dutsi local government area (LGA) in Nigeria. It has a population of 32,515, predominantly farmers. The community is serviced by a primary health care clinic.Mr Umar…
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Resources: Journal article :
Determining the agreement between an automated respiratory rate counter and a reference standard for detecting symptoms of pneumonia in children
Correctly counting breaths manually and classifying the respiratory rate is challenging, often leading to inappropriate treatment.
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Resources: Journal article :
Automated respiratory rate counter to assess children for symptoms of pneumonia
This is the first time the usability and acceptability of automated respiratory rate counters in low-resource settings have been evaluated.
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Resources: Case study :
Working with communities in Ethiopia to prevent the spread of malaria
In Ethiopia, health extension workers and the Health Development Army are working with communities to prevent malaria.
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Resources: Case study :
Training health extension workers in Ethiopia to provide community-based malaria prevention
Read the stories of Elfinesh Goa and Mebrat Haile, health extension workers in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia.
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Resources: Position statement :
Antimicrobial resistance: A growing threat to global health
Antimicrobial resistance contributes to at least 700,000 deaths globally every year. Without urgent action, millions of lives are at risk and economies will suffer.
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completedupSCALE: Strengthening mobile health in Mozambique
Improving disease surveillance and community-based maternal and child healthcare
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Resources: Presentation :
Acute respiratory infection diagnostic aid: Learnings and next steps
This presentation gives an overview of the Acute Respiratory Infection Diagnostic Aid project's objectives and results, and suggests next steps.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Training malaria volunteers to deliver integrated community case management
To improve the health status of rural communities in Myanmar, we implemented an integrated community case management approach in Sagaing region.
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completedBuilding capacity for malaria elimination in southern Cambodia - RAI2E
Strengthening the technical and programme management capacity of provincial health departments, operational districts and health centres
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completedMobile malaria services for hard-to-reach communities in northeast Cambodia
In Cambodia, forest goers who live and work in remote areas are the most vulnerable to malaria infection. Since December 2015, Malaria Consortium has been training mobile malaria workers to diagnose…
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completedCountering the spread of drug-resistant malaria in northern Cambodia
Accelerating malaria elimination through targeted screening and effective treatment of at-risk populations
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Videos :
O que á upSCALE? / What is upSCALE?
Portuguese: Entre 2009 e 2016, o Malaria Consortium (MC) desenvolveu e testou um aplicativo de telefone celular interactivo chamado inSCALE para melhorar a qualidade do atendimento prestado pelos…
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Resources: Project brief :
Scaling up for universal coverage and impact
The Scaling Up for Universal Coverage and Impact project aims to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality by 80 percent by 2020 in South Sudan.