958 Publications items related to 'Malaria'
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Resources: Research brief :
Co-implementing vitamin A supplementation with seasonal malaria chemoprevention: A pilot implementation study in Sokoto state, Nigeria
Our pilot implementation study in Nigeria successfully delivered vitamin A supplementation to children under five using the existing SMC campaign.
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Resources: Project brief :
Supporting frontline health workers in Uganda: Strengthening capacity during COVID-19 and beyond
With Mastercard Foundation, we are developing the capacity of frontline health workers to tackle COVID-19 while providing community case management services.
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Resources: Newsletter :
June 2020 — upSCALE newsletter Mozambique
This newsletter provides an update from our upSCALE project in Mozambique.
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Resources: Project brief :
Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on malaria and other infectious diseases in Uganda: Understanding comorbidities
This project seeks to understand the burden of malaria, but also of TB and HIV/AIDS, among patients with COVID-19 to assess the potential interactions.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: An essential health service for Nigeria
With global SMC stakeholders, we have developed infection prevention contingency measures for SMC that will greatly reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Resources: Position statement :
Adapting to minimise the health impacts of climatic changes
We believe it is essential to continue to incorporate responses to climate-related risks into our programmes.
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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: Annual review :
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention program Philanthropy Report 2019-2020
Malaria Consortium’s annual report on the use of philanthropic funding for SMC.
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Resources: Guidance :
Adapting seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the context of COVID-19: operational guidance
This document provides operational guidance for countries to safely implement SMC in areas where COVID-19 transmission is reported.
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Videos :
How can we protect pregnant women from malaria?
Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health issue across sub-Saharan Africa. It contributes to the death of 10,000 women and causes 100,000 newborn deaths each year. The WHO recommends that from…
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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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Resources: Journal article :
Community engagement interventions for communicable disease control in low- and lower- middle-income countries: Evidence from a review of systematic reviews
Community engagement interventions may be effective in supporting communicable disease control in low and lower-middle income countries.
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Resources: Case study :
Success story: Delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention in a rural community in Nigeria
Umar Abba Yamel, senior community health extension worker, supervised community distributors and drug management during the 2019 SMC campaign.
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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: Learning brief :
Implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention in an urban setting
In Burkina Faso, we adapted to socio-economic differences and rapid urbanisation to ensure effective SMC campaign delivery in an urban setting.
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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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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.
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Antenatal care: A crucial tool in Ethiopia’s fight against malaria in pregnancy
We echo the World Health Organization’s 2019 call for greater support for those most vulnerable to malaria — pregnant women and children under five.