218 News items related to 'Malaria'
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Malaria Consortium announces new malaria surveillance programme in Mozambique
London, 31 July 2019 – Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the launch of a three-year project entitled “Strengthening malaria surveillance for data-driven decision making in Mozambique”. The…
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Malaria Consortium launches ‘top-rated’ malaria prevention campaign in Africa’s Sahel
London, 30 July 2019 – Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign has begun across three countries in the Sahel region of Africa. Over the next four months, the campaign will…
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Report: a mixed response to Asia's malaria elimination trajectory
A new report to help inform domestic and donor decisions and commitments relating to malaria elimination in the face of increasing challenges, was launched today in Bangkok to mark World Malaria Day…
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Malaria Consortium programme chosen as ‘top charity’ by GiveWell for third year running
Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce that its seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme has been awarded ‘top charity’ status by GiveWell for the third year in a row. GiveWell is a US-based…
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Annual Review Meeting of the upSCALE platform in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique
More than 70 participants attended a meeting to discuss the annual review of the upSCALE project, carried out by the Provincial Directorate of Heath of Cabo Delgado in partnership with Malaria…
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Putting surveillance at the heart of the fight against malaria in Mozambique
Malaria Consortium convened a successful two-day symposium on malaria surveillance in Maputo, Mozambique this week, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme. The symposium brought…
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Continuing the fight to shrink the malaria map in the Sahel
Another rainy season brings malaria preventive treatment to children July 2018 marks the fourth year Malaria Consortium will provide preventive treatments to children under five to protect them from…
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Countries need to prioritize anti-malaria efforts like SMC. Here’s why.
On November 17th, 2017, Chad was the last country to complete the 2017 SMC round. This marked the last ‘implementation’ day of the ACCESS-SMC project, which is scheduled to end on February 28th,…
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Experts discuss extending access to quality health services in low income countries
For many marginalised and vulnerable populations, access to quality healthcare remains out of reach, despite overall global health progress. “There are 400 million people worldwide who do not…
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Al Jazeera Interview: James Tibenderana warns of consequences on malaria burden if funding is not secured in time
In this interview, Al Jazeera’s Julie McDonald speaks with Malaria Consortium’s Technical Director James Tibenderana on how seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an effective method to prevent…
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Targeting malaria hotspots in Cambodia by strengthening infrastructure
A new malaria post, designed to facilitate ongoing efforts to diagnose and treat malaria in hard-to-reach areas, has been established in Preah Vihear, Cambodia - a high transmission risk area along…
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Malaria Consortium to provide vector control expertise in a new multi-country project
Malaria Consortium is pleased to be part of a major project, called PMI VectorLink, led by Abt Associates that has been awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)…
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Investing in Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) in the fight against malaria
For people living in Ethiopia, where malaria is endemic, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are an important tool for preventing malaria. LLINs, like diagnosis and treatment for malaria in public…
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Remote, rural populations in Myanmar receive improved healthcare
Malaria Consortium announced the results from its project introducing integrated community case management (iCCM), which includes diagnosis and treatment of malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and…
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Community-based Primary Healthcare: the key to unlocking health for all
Community-based primary healthcare has potential for delivering health services to hard-to-reach and under-served communities, and for achieving the Global Goals on health, says a new report…
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African Excellence Award recognises expertise in project communications
We are delighted to announce that Malaria Consortium Uganda has received an award at this year’s African Excellence Awards. The African Excellence Awards were set up to acknowledge ‘the most…
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Building a malaria information system in Cambodia for elimination
Background Malaria Consortium technical experts led the submission of a recently published peer-reviewed article on malaria surveillance strengthening in Cambodia through an upgraded web-based…
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Four million nets distributed in Mozambique
Malaria Consortium has successfully completed a mass distribution campaign of over four million long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) across Nampula and Niassa provinces in Mozambique. The nets…
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Malaria Consortium seals partnership with Myanmar Government
Malaria Consortium has officially signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Public Health and Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar, paving the way for future collaboration and…
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World Malaria Day 2017: We're half way there
Today marks the 11th annual World Malaria Day and an opportunity to consider the progress made reducing the malaria burden. It is a well acknowledged fact that malaria reduction represents one of the…