24 News items related to 'Diarrhoea'
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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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Ethiopia marks another milestone in its pneumonia and diarrhoea reduction plans
Earlier this month, an action plan to strengthen strategies for child survival, focused on the integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMNCI), was launched in Ethiopia, at an event attended by…
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Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and COVID-19
Protecting the world's most vulnerable people is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery of life saving health services must not be interrupted however, especially at community level, if…
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Annual Review Meeting of the upSCALE platform in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique
More than 70 participants attended a meeting to discuss the annual review of the upSCALE project, carried out by the Provincial Directorate of Heath of Cabo Delgado in partnership with Malaria…
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Remote, rural populations in Myanmar receive improved healthcare
Malaria Consortium announced the results from its project introducing integrated community case management (iCCM), which includes diagnosis and treatment of malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and…
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Community-based Primary Healthcare: the key to unlocking health for all
Community-based primary healthcare has potential for delivering health services to hard-to-reach and under-served communities, and for achieving the Global Goals on health, says a new report…
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Malaria Consortium seals partnership with Myanmar Government
Malaria Consortium has officially signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Public Health and Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar, paving the way for future collaboration and…
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Help us improve access to healthcare in eastern Uganda
[{dx-module-home_justgiving}] When your child is sick from a fever, vomiting or suffering from dehydration from constant diarrhoea, you need to seek urgent medical help. If you live in a rural area…
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Photo story: bringing healthcare to under-fives in rural Mozambique
Mozambique still faces major challenges in reducing maternal and child morbidity and mortality, despite making significant progress over the past decade. Because so many children live beyond the…
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Health systems strengthening critical to tackle 'seemingly endless' global health emergencies (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Strong health systems are critical to international efforts to tackle emerging health emergencies, such as Ebola and Zika. Global health…
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Linking nutrition to the treatment of children with malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea
In South Sudan, Malaria Consortium saves lives by preventing and treating malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea and undernutrition The approach Since 2009, Malaria Consortium has been implementing a…
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Health for all: putting the last mile first
Universal health coverage (UHC) means that every person, everywhere, has access to quality health services without suffering financial hardship. As we celebrate universal health coverage day and…
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Uganda sees huge scale-up of intervention targeting three main childhood diseases
Sheema, Uganda, 25 August 2015 – Today, the Ugandan President Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched a new Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) programme funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,…
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The people behind Operation Health
Operation Health – Comic Relief’s initiative to refurbish a health facility with support from Malaria Consortium – has had widespread participation from the local community in Iyolwa, eastern Uganda.…
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New Malaria Consortium project will expand access to iCCM services across mid-western Uganda
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce that Comic Relief has awarded us a grant to run a new project in midwestern Uganda focusing on reducing deaths from pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria in…
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Red Nose Day 2015 marks the culmination of Operation Health project
London. Friday, March 13 – Today is Red Nose Day, marking the culmination of Comic Relief’s Operation Health project in Uganda. The project, which began nine weeks ago, saw the reconstruction and…
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Malaria Consortium supports Comic Relief's Operation Health campaign
Malaria Consortium is delighted to be part of Comic Relief’s main fundraising campaign for Red Nose Day this year - Operation Health, involving a major renovation of a dilapidated rural clinic in…
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Diagnosing pneumonia - determining the best tools for use in community settings
In early November, Malaria Consortium held a highly successful symposium on access to better diagnostic tools for pneumonia. Held at the annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene…
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Pneumonia prevention and care available for every child is key to defeat world's #1 infectious killer of children
Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia Press Release Pneumonia prevention and care available for every child is key to defeat world’s #1 infectious killer of children On the sixth annual World…
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Delivering health services to children through integrated community case management in Uganda
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce that Agnes Nanyonjo, Research Officer in our Uganda office, has completed her doctoral thesis on 'Delivering health services to children through integrated…