122 Blog items related to 'Malaria'
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World Mosquito Day 2021: #MosquitoChat recap
Each year on 20th August, organisations working to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases come together to mark World Mosquito Day, acknowledging the discovery of the link between malaria and the mosquito…
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Building a strong malaria surveillance system in Mozambique
Over the last decade, Mozambique has intensified its malaria control and elimination activities. To reach a malaria-free future, Mozambique can now build on data-driven interventions to combat…
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Resilient health systems are vital in response to global warming
On 9 August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an eagerly anticipated landmark report on the impacts of global warming. The report highlights evidence asserting that…
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Unpacking China's success in bringing 30 million malaria cases down to zero
After 70 years of efforts to eliminate malaria, the People's Republic of China is now certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO). China adds to the other 39 countries in the world…
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Photo story: SMC beyond the Sahel: Protecting children from malaria in Uganda
Malaria Consortium is supporting Uganda’s National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) to implement a pilot project assessing the feasibility, acceptability and impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention…
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Mobilising the younger generation in disease response
An estimated nine-tenths of people aged between 10 and 24 worldwide are living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and 60 percent of the population in Africa is under the age of 25. However,…
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The G7 health priorities must not overlook health inequalities and malaria burden
Last weekend, the G7 leaders met in Cornwall to discuss, amongst other priorities, how to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic. A landmark global health agreement was reached between the…
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Our research strategy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium is launching a new seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) research strategy. As a leading implementer of SMC, we strive to use research evidence to improve programme performance…
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Data and surveillance for malaria in Nigeria: Q&A with Oluwatosin Ajibade
Strengthening surveillance and improving the sharing of disease-related intelligence helps empower decision-makers to make informed and timely choices around interventions. This issue has been…
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Smart diagnostics: The stepping stone in the pathway to malaria elimination
Advances in technology have made malaria both preventable and treatable, yet over 400,000 people died from the disease in 2019, two-thirds of them children under the age of five and more than 90…
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Solar-charged solutions: Improving digital tools for community health workers in Mozambique
In 2016, we worked closely with the Ministry of Health in Mozambique and UNICEF to bridge the gap in community healthcare, developing the upSCALE mHealth app to assist community health workers, known…
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Surveillance and response is the bedrock of resilient health systems: Q&A with Arantxa Roca-Feltrer
Disease surveillance has not typically made headlines or secured high billing on priority global health agendas but, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, phrases like ‘track and treat’ have crept into…
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Malaria Consortium and COVID-19: Prioritising public health
We have lived with the reality of COVID-19 as a global pandemic for over 12 months and it has been a year of intense public health efforts. As Malaria Consortium remains committed to disease burden…
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and COVID-19: One year on
2020 was the most difficult year in living memory. Echoing the call of the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaria Consortium supported arguments for malaria programmes to be maintained as essential…
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One woman's impact in the fight against malaria
Twinomugisa is a primary school teacher in Hoima district. She and her family struggled for many years with an ongoing cycle of malaria infection that would prevent her from going to work and impact…
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COVID-19 adaptations: "Trainings are best in person, but until then, I'm logged in!"
Shafique Muhammad is a specialist in communication and behaviour change with areas of expertise in malaria and dengue prevention and control, maternal and newborn health, and polio eradication. He…
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How we build climate resilience into our malaria response
Malaria is one of the most climate-sensitive vector borne diseases. Whether due to short-term deviations in the climate or natural external factors, climate change and variability can directly and…
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Can the near-eradication of polio give us hope in the fight against malaria?
Across history, humans have successfully eradicated only one disease — smallpox. Successful eradication was made easier given that the disease was easy to diagnose because there were no asymptomatic…
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Publication snapshot of 2020
We have produced over 60 new publications covering a wide range of Malaria Consortium’s activities this year. From advocacy briefs to capacity and position statements, these are just a small…
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Our top blogs of 2020
In a challenging year for our operations across Africa and Asia, we have looked to communicate the breadth of Malaria Consortium’s work on our blog, including the ways we've adapted our programmes in…