1496 items related to 'Malaria'
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Photo story: Reducing childhood morbidity and mortality caused by common illness in Uganda
In Kole - a district in northern Uganda - village health teams (VHTs) provide essential health services primarily for children under five. Malaria is a leading cause of death across the country, with…
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Digital tools to deliver iCCM in Uganda: Real-time data for decision-making at all levels of the health system
Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a proven community-led intervention to effectively manage common childhood illnesses including malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, for children under five…
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International Day of the Girl: Community-led approach to improving access to sexual health and family planning services in South Sudan
Adut is 18 years old, and a student living in Naivasha. She has been helping to inform young people within her school and community about accessing sexual health services and spreading awareness of…
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Community health workers are saving costs of care for the three major childhood illnesses in Mozambique and Uganda
New research from Mozambique and Uganda has shown that effectively trained community health workers (CHWs) can reduce treatment costs for malaria and pneumonia among children under five in rural…
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WHO urges African countries to join forces to stop the spread of Anopheles stephensi
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new initiative in the hopes of stopping the invasive mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, from spreading further in Africa. Through this,…
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Resources: Learning brief :
Sustaining the data-to-action transition in Mozambique: Lessons learnt from the third year of strengthening malaria surveillance
With our project partners, we implemented a range of activities to improve surveillance data quality and to enhance the use of data for decision-making.
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Resources: Insight brief :
Implementing reactive malaria surveillance in low transmission areas: Insights from Mozambique
We assessed the feasibility of including reactive surveillance activities in malaria programming in areas of low malaria transmission and incidence.
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UK must move quickly to match commitments of allies at Global Fund conference
Yesterday, governments around the world pledged a record US$14.25 billion at the Seventh Replenishment conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in New York, hosted by US…
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Genomic surveillance used to improve malaria treatment in Mozambique
Health workers in Mozambique are collecting samples for genomic surveillance of malaria to monitor malaria transmission intensity and resistance to antimalarial drugs and diagnostics. Mozambique has…
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The impact of Global Fund investment in fighting malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is a critical financing mechanism that has invested more than US$55 billion over the last 20 years to fund health programmes in…
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R21 malaria vaccine gives up to 80 percent protection
Impressive trial results for the R21/Matrix-M were published yesterday in the Lancet showing up to 80 percent protection against malaria in children aged five to 17 months. The vaccine, developed by…
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Extending delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention to children aged 5–10 years in Chad: A mixed-methods study
This study was conducted in Massaguet health district in Hadjer Lamis province, where SMC has been implemented since 2015.
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Eliminating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Around 15 years ago, worrying news from Asia made international headlines. There was evidence that new strains of the malaria parasite were developing resistance to artemisinin-derivatives. Used in…
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Resources: Feature :
Eliminating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion
The Greater Mekong Subregion is on track to eliminate malaria by 2030. How did this region become an exemplary model for beating malaria for good?
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Resources: Learning brief :
Using the role model approach to improve malaria prevention and control: Lessons from Ethiopia
To improve understanding of malaria interventions, we implemented the role model approach in selected districts in Ethiopia.
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The spectre of rising mosquito-borne urban disease
According to the United Nations, since 2007, more people globally are now living in cities than at any other time in history. In Africa, projections show that by 2030 the urban population will rise…
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Inauguration ceremony and launch of the Nigeria End Malaria Council
Today in Nigeria, the inauguration and launch of the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC) – a public-private partnership formed to support the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) in achieving…
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Resources: Project brief :
Implementing a quality-assured genomic data and sample collection system in Mozambique
This project supports decision-making for malaria control and elimination by monitoring the genetic markers of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.
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Resources: Synopsis :
Exploring the use of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in South Sudan
This study seeks to understand the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of SMC in South Sudan and explores scalability of SMC in other states.
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Sustaining reductions in malaria incidence rates in Uganda: A six-month analysis
Malaria burden in mid-northern Uganda Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, particularly among children under five who do not have access to good quality health…