46 News items related to 'Diagnosis'
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Thousands more children will survive by increasing access to pulse oximetry
A new study, developed and implemented by a research team from Malaria Consortium, found that handheld pulse oximeter devices can be used in routine care settings to save lives among children under…
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Research shows improved malaria treatment is the most cost-effective approach to improving health outcomes in children
A study published in Malaria Journal by a team of researchers from organisations including the University of Michigan, Malaria Consortium, Mozambique’s Ministry of Health and USAID has found that…
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Access to anti-malarials must be synchronised with access to diagnostic tests to avoid malaria medicine misuse in Nigeria
The supply of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) medicines needs to be synchronised to prevent high levels of ACT misuse in Nigeria, a new study has found.…
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Sub-Saharan countries well positioned to pioneer digital molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases as part of an African digital transformation
In a new paper published in PLOS Digital Health, researchers highlight how early adoption of digital molecular diagnostics – small electronic tools that analyse samples and give a diagnosis for…
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Virtual Microbiology and Infectious Disease Summit 2022 explores malaria diagnostics
Yesterday, the Virtual Microbiology and Infectious Disease Summit 2022 hosted a selection of world-leading health experts in microbiology and infectious disease, presenting on a range of cutting-edge…
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Study finds impressive improvement in malaria testing rates at health facilities in Uganda
Malaria Consortium researchers were part of a team assessing Ugandan health facilities’ capacity to provide quality malaria testing, care and treatment and found high malaria testing rates among…
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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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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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Digital health at the forefront of the community response in Mozambique amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Malaria Consortium is rapidly adapting its existing digital platform, upSCALE, to better support health workers’ ability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. The changes include a…
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Malaria Consortium publishes important research on pneumonia diagnostics in Lancet journal
London, 25 June 2019 – Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of a research paper on pneumonia diagnostics in the open access eClinical Medicine journal, owned by The Lancet. The…
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Pneumonia Diagnostics Project shares results at dissemination meetings in Cambodia
On March 15, 2016, Malaria Consortium hosted a workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to disseminate the preliminary results of our multi-country pneumonia diagnostics research project. The research aims…
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Pneumonia diagnostics dissemination workshop held in Ethiopia
Malaria Consortium hosted a dissemination workshop on our pneumonia diagnostics work in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, which seeks to identify the most accurate and user-friendly tools for…
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Eight-year programme contributes to significant malaria decrease in Nigeria
Abuja, 18 February 2016 - “I am inspired by the efforts of SuNMaP and its partners. There is no question that SuNMaP has had a huge impact upon malaria in Nigeria.” Dr Ngozi Azodoh, Assistant…
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Support to National Malaria Programme ends with dissemination event
Abuja, 16 February 2016 - SuNMaP, the Support to National Malaria Programme, has come to an end after eight years of working to improve Nigeria’s health system. Today – on the first of a two-day…
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World Pneumonia Day - resources and news roundup
Malaria Consortium produced a range of outputs and news for World Pneumonia Day 2015. Please see below for a list of our activities: News World's first pneumonia innovations summit unveils next…
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World's first pneumonia innovations summit unveils next generation prevention, diagnostic and treatment innovations
November 12th, New York, 2015 – On World Pneumonia Day, more than 50 innovators and 150 global health leaders assembled at the inaugural Pneumonia Innovations Summit to discuss the next wave of…
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Measuring malaria among border-crossers in Southeast Asia
In September, Malaria Consortium launched the second phase of its cross-border project in Stung Treng province, Cambodia. This new study will build on the work of a project that ended last year,…
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Presenting our pneumonia diagnostics work at the annual ASTMH meeting
Our pneumonia diagnostics team held a number of interesting sessions at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Philadelphia from 25-29 October, 2015. These sessions…
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All fever does not equal malaria - a Q&A on the importance of diagnosis
To mark the launch of a new series of advocacy briefs, the first of which is on the topic of malaria diagnostics, Malaria Consortium’s Senior Public Health Diagnostics Specialist, Elizabeth Streat,…
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Malaria Consortium presents at the 2015 ASTMH Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
This week, Malaria Consortium is presenting at the 64th annual meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) in Philadelphia. Our symposiums and interactive presentations…