218 News items related to 'Malaria'
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UK announce new malaria fund in advance of Spending Review (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Malaria Consortium welcomes yesterday's announcement by Chancellor George Osborne and Bill Gates that they are to join forces as part of the…
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UK anounces new malaria fund in advance of spending review
Malaria Consortium has welcomed the UK’s announcement of a new £1 billion fund which will be used to support the global fight against malaria and other infectious diseases. However, in order to see…
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Training for improved surveillance and data management in Myanmar
Last month, Malaria Consortium – in partnership with the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/President’s…
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Dramatic drop in malaria cases in northern Nigerian state of Katsina
Abuja, Nigeria, 12 November 2015 – Following the first ever seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) distribution programme in areas of Katsina state, northern Nigeria, reported malaria cases in…
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Measuring malaria among border-crossers in Southeast Asia
In September, Malaria Consortium launched the second phase of its cross-border project in Stung Treng province, Cambodia. This new study will build on the work of a project that ended last year,…
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All fever does not equal malaria - a Q&A on the importance of diagnosis
To mark the launch of a new series of advocacy briefs, the first of which is on the topic of malaria diagnostics, Malaria Consortium’s Senior Public Health Diagnostics Specialist, Elizabeth Streat,…
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Funding to combat malaria must be sustained or risk threat to progress (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Malaria Consortium backs Jeremy Lefroy MPs call for the Government to maintain funding commitments to combat malaria and neglected tropical…
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Malaria Consortium urges new UK malaria and NTD commitment
Following a parliamentary debate on the UK’s work tackling malaria and neglected tropical diseases, Malaria Consortium calls on the UK Government to make a strong commitment to defeat these…
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Malaria Consortium presents at the 2015 ASTMH Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
This week, Malaria Consortium is presenting at the 64th annual meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) in Philadelphia. Our symposiums and interactive presentations…
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The Sustainable Development Goals provide an opportunity for UK to prioritise global health (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. As the UN General Assembly meets to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Malaria Consortium Chief Executive Charles Nelson calls…
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BBC interviews Dr James Tibenderana on progress against malaria MDG target
Following the release of findings in the Journal Nature yesterday highlighting the effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa, between 2000 and 2015, the BBC World Service…
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New UNICEF and WHO report shows MDG target for malaria met
“We already have the tools available to prevent anyone dying from malaria and evidence shows that the global commitment to defeat this disease has made a significant impact.” Charles Nelson, Malaria…
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VIDEO: Urgent political support needed to protect the Sahel's 25 million children (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. The organisation calls for urgent political and financial support of seasonal malaria chemoprevention to protect children from malaria 'when…
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Malaria Consortium's support to planning and capacity building in Nigeria acknowledged at Annual Performance Review
During August, an evaluation team from the UK Department for International Development (DfID) met with stakeholders and partners in Nigeria as part of its annual programme review of ‘Support to…
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Uganda sees huge scale-up of intervention targeting three main childhood diseases
Sheema, Uganda, 25 August 2015 – Today, the Ugandan President Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched a new Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) programme funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,…
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First Malaria Indicator Survey in Myanmar kicks off in Yangon
Early August saw the start of the first nationwide malaria survey of its kind in Myanmar, where the spread of drug resistance to antimalarial drugs is a growing obstacle to the elimination of the…
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Great majority of populations with access to nets use them for the intended purpose (Politics Home)
This article was originally published on Politics Home. Malaria Consortium was disappointed to read the criticism of the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in The Times and…
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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,…