1496 items related to 'Malaria'
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completedStrengthening Healthcare Delivery in Iyolwa Sub-county of Tororo District, Uganda
In February and March 2015, Malaria Consortium supported the Comic Relief-funded ‘Operation Health’ project, which renovated and refitted the Iyolwa Health Centre III in Tororo district in Eastern…
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Beyond Garki baseline results released, highlighting changes in malaria environment
Over the last 15 years, increased global investment in fighting malaria has contributed substantially to reduction in the prevalence of the disease in endemic countries around the world. With the…
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Governments and partners in Africa discuss moving towards malaria elimination
Maputo, 10 June “We must acknowledge that prioritising between competing elements is not easy and it is only through confidence in timely evidence, driving a stratified response, with cooperation…
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UK 'must continue to lead the fight against malaria' (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Ahead of World Malaria Day 2015, Malaria Consortium urges the next government to remain committed to defeating this deadly disease. Each year,…
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Malaria Consortium conducting Myanmar's first Malaria Indicator Survey
In partnership with the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), and with funding support from the President’s Malaria Initiative, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Three…
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Malaria Consortium supports new malaria strategies
The 28th Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) board meeting, held on the eve of the World Health Assembly, used the opportunity to endorse the Action and Investment to Defeat Malaria 2016-2030 (AIM),…
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Monitoring malaria epidemiology and control in Ethiopia and Uganda: Baseline survey
This report presents the results of the first survey carried out by the Beyond Garki project in October–November 2012 in four sites in Ethiopia and Uganda. It shows a number of interesting malaria…
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completedMyanmar Malaria Indicator Survey
The significant reduction of malaria morbidity and mortality in Myanmar is threatened by a number of factors. The largest of these threats is the emergence of drug resistant malaria parasites along…
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completediCCM-MaCS: Access to quality health service for childhood diseases and MNC in 14 districts of Uganda
Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) brings healthcare closer to communities by training members of Village Health Teams (VHTs) to assess symptoms and treat illnesses. It also reduces the need…
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World Malaria Day 2015: more funds needed at crucial moment in development history
“This World Malaria Day, we call for efforts to rid the world of malaria to be stepped up, focusing first on ending all deaths from malaria. This can be done very effectively with the tools we have…
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New animation highlights the threat of drug resistant malaria (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Malaria Consortium are proud to announce the launch of the first in a new series of short advocacy animations relating to areas of our…
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The threat of drug resistant malaria
The spread of drug resistant strains of the malaria parasite in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia is a growing global issue, which threatens to undermine the great progress made in…
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Nearly 800,000 children to receive malaria protection in Northern Nigeria
New project prepares to provide seasonal malaria protection in Zamfara and Sokoto (Nigeria) As World Malaria Day 2015 approaches (25th April), a new project in Nigeria prepares for the distribution…
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Panel call for EU to address the urgent threat of drug resistant malaria
“The issue of drug resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion is an urgent one. We need to see every case as an emergency and to act quickly. Our most effective drugs are under threat and the…
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‘The health shop’: Applying integrated marketing communication to generate demand for malaria testing in the private and public sectors
This brief presents lessons learnt when using an integrated marketing communication (IMC) approach to increase demand for and uptake of artemisinin-based combination therapies and malaria rapid…
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Malaria Consortium to host debate on EU response to global threat of malaria drug resistance
On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2015 (commemorated annually on 25 April), Malaria Consortium, in partnership with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, will be…
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Assessing and addressing barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Uganda: Pilot intervention
This project aims to increase the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) to reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda. Based on formative research, a pilot…
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The effect of single or repeated home visits on the hanging and use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets following a mass distribution campaign: A cluster randomized, controlled trial
Background The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of commonly used post-campaign hang-up visits on the hanging and use of campaign nets. Methods A cluster-randomized trial was…
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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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Malaria Consortium's 'Stop Malaria Project' ends with close-out event
This month marked the completion of the Stop Malaria Project, which had been running across Uganda for six years. Funded by USAID/President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and led by Johns Hopkins…