240 items related to 'Digital health'
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Sharing progress and lessons learnt from the pneumonia diagnostics project in South Sudan
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five in both Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. A large number of the children who die from pneumonia do so as a result of…
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Sharing progress and lessons learnt from the pneumonia diagnostics project in South Sudan
The South Sudan Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF, held an important technical meeting in Juba from the 23-24 July to discuss integrated management of neonatal and childhood illnesses…
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Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it…
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Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for…
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inSCALE Mobile Technology in Mozambique - enhancing community health
The inSCALE project in Mozambique is part of a multi-country study that includes Uganda and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The project is working to increase coverage of…
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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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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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Resources: Poster :
Development and piloting of a unified technology solution for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It discusses the uptake of a mobile application trial by providers.…
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Malaria Consortium says every breath counts in its fight against pneumonia
London, 12 November 2014 - On this sixth annual World Pneumonia Day, Malaria Consortium and its partners are organising different events throughout the world to raise awareness on pneumonia, the…
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Resources: Technical brief :
Mobile health approaches to improve motivation and performance of community health workers in Mozambique
This brief discusses the impact of the inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application on community health worker motivation, performance and retention, with the aim to increase the quality and…
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Bill Gates commits to eradicating malaria in his lifetime
In the opening keynote speech of the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Bill Gates called upon the international community to drive towards eradicating malaria…
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ICCM: Empowering the Community Part 2
This film is the second of two that looks at the postive impact of integrated community case management (iCCM) for childhood illnesses - malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea - in Mozambique.
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Malaria Consortium at ASTMH
Malaria Consortium at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in New Orleans, November 3 - 6 Malaria Consortium will be giving a number of presentations at the 63rd annual…
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Village Health Teams - Saving Children's Lives in Uganda
The Malaria Consortium project behind this film - InSCALE - is a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded initiative that is looking at the critical need for community-based health volunteers in…
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Resources: Technical brief :
inSCALE CommCare Application: Improving quality of care at all levels
The inSCALE project evaluates how the quality of health care provided by community health workers in Mozambique can be assessed and improved.
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inSCALE Mobile Technology - enhancing community health worker performance and motivation
In Uganda 154 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. The Ministry of Health is using volunteer community health workers, known locally as village health…
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Cambodia malaria surveillance system
2014 Malaria Consortium Progress Symposium, Phnom Penh Cambodia Despite real progress towards malaria elimination in this part of Asia, the Greater Mekong Sub-region continues to face the worrying…
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Meetings in Geneva seek to address challenges in the detection of the symptoms of pneumonia
Recently, Malaria Consortium hosted a series of meetings in Geneva, bringing together global experts in child health, community case management, and diagnostics. During the meetings, the experts…
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Resources: Project report :
InScale reports and documentation
This database offers reports, analysis and research outcomes along with other related documentation on the inSCALE project.
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Resources: Project brief :
Creating a private sector market for quality-assured RDTs in malaria endemic countries
Diagnosis is one of many crucial components in the fight against malaria. Misdiagnosis or a lack of proper diagnosis can often lead to worsening symptoms and even death in patients and can…