268 Publications items related to 'Diagnosis'
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium's global capability statement
Our global capability statement describes our approach and expertise, and details the way we work.
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Resources: Case study :
Moe Ma Ma Aye's story
Moe Ma Ma Aye is a malaria volunteer in Daj phan kon village in Kawlin township in northwest Myanmar’s Sagaing region, read her testimony.
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Resources: Case study :
Daw Wint Wint Soe and Daw Mar Mar Aung's story
Read the testimonies of Daw Wint Wint Soe and Daw Mar Mar Aung, who are health assistants working in the Pinlebu township in Sagaing region, Myanmar.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Research
Research is central to everything we do at Malaria Consortium, this capacity statement outlines our research expertise.
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Resources: Research brief :
Improving access to treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria
With training and supportive supervision, low-literate community health workers were mostly able to identify and treat cases of acute malnutrition in under-fives.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Preventing malaria among internally displaced people: Adapting and responding to save lives
This brief outlines recommendations for the inclusion of internally displaced people in national malaria strategic planning activities.
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Videos :
Fighting malnutrition in rural Nigeria
Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has been training community oriented resource persons (CORP) to diagnose and treat common illnesses in children under five years including the main killers - pneumonia,…
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Videos :
MAPD Uganda - Engaging communities through dialogue
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Videos :
MAPD Uganda - Community Key Influencers
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Videos :
MAPD Uganda - Building capacity and sustainable health facilities
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Resources: Infographic :
Studying the acceptability of an automated pneumonia diagnostic device in Ethiopia
This infographic visualises the results from the Children's Automated Respiration Monitor study in Ethiopia.
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Resources: Journal article :
Immediate assessment of performance of medical laboratory scientists following a 10-day malaria microscopy training programme in Nigeria
Background Rapid and precise diagnosis of malaria is an essential element in effective case management and control of malaria. Malaria microscopy is used as the gold standard for malaria diagnosis,…
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Resources: Case study :
ChARM data collection: Aslefech Demeke's story
Aslefech Demeke, from Shafina Health Post, took part in the Children's Automated Respiration Monitor study near her home. Read her story.
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Resources: Journal article :
Performance, Acceptability, and Usability of Respiratory Rate Timers and Pulse Oximeters When Used by Frontline Health Workers to Detect Symptoms of Pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: Protocol for a Two-Phase, Multisite, Mixed-Methods
BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children aged under 5 years in both sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The current diagnostic criterion for pneumonia is based on the…
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Resources: Insight brief :
Community dialogues and mobile health: Insights from Mozambique
While ownership of mobile devices in Mozambique is growing fast, discrepancies based on gender and location remain. The socio-cultural barriers such inequalities create may limit the community’s…
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Videos :
The Community Dialogue Approach: social and behaviour change for promoting healthy communities
This video introduces the Community Dialogue Approach - an intervention developed by Malaria Consortium to facilitate community engagement in low and middle income settings. Read the project brief …
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Resources: Project brief :
Reducing the malaria burden in Nigeria
We support Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to deliver interventions that are designed to develop capacity around reporting and case management.
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Resources: Poster :
Expanding the health system into the forest: Analysis of and response to the challenge of providing malaria services inside forest areas within the Greater Mekong Subregion in the context of malaria elimination
Malaria incidence in Cambodia is decreasing and transmission is increasingly confined to forest areas. However, nearly all prevention and treatment funds are being invested in villages far from…
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Resources: Poster :
Using the collaborative quality improvement approach to increase adherence to the test, treat, and track malaria case management framework: Experiences from 10 health facilities in Uganda
Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. In an effort to reduce the country’s malaria burden, the Ministry of Health incorporated a number of World Health Organization…
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Resources: Project brief :
RISE for Nutrition
Malnutrition is a major public health concern in Nigeria and a contributing factor to nearly half of all child deaths in the country. The impact of malnutrition is exacerbated in Niger state, the…