200 items related to 'MNCH'
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Resources: Poster :
Harnessing the SMC campaign in Nigeria: Safety, equity and cost of fully integrating vitamin A supplementation
Integrating VAS with SMC is safe, feasible, acceptable to communities and implementers, and can be achieved at minimal additional cost.
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Assessing Nigerian caregivers’ health-seeking behaviour when managing febrile illness and malaria in infants
Caregivers use a mix of traditional and orthodox medicines, as well as unprescribed over-the-counter drugs, to treat febrile infants.
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Cultural factors influencing the implementation of perennial malaria chemoprevention in children under five
Cultural norms, beliefs and practices regarding immunisation can promote or inhibit implementation of perennial malaria chemoprevention in Nigeria.
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ASTMH 2022: The power of partnerships to optimise health outcomes
In the first instalment of our American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene's Annual Meeting (ASTMH) series this year, we're highlighting the powerful role of partnerships in delivering…
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Measuring the impact of SMC on malaria prevalence and case distribution compared to predicted estimates from a transmission model in Burkina Faso
Analysing prevalence trends and age distribution of cases is a useful method for estimating the impact of SMC in Burkina Faso.
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Optimising the role of lead mothers in SMC campaigns: Insights from formative research in Kano state, northern Nigeria
Lead mothers can influence caregivers to adopt positive malaria prevention behaviours, but their recruitment and supervision could be improved.
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Reflections of outgoing Malaria Consortium Chief Executive, Charles Nelson
As I reflect on recent visits to our country teams and programme activities in Uganda, Ethiopia and Nigeria - my last visits in my role as Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium - it seems to me to…
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Delivering a long-lasting insecticidal net campaign in South Sudan
We are carrying out a mass long-lasting insecticidal net distribution campaign in the states of Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, Warrap and Western Equatoria to combat…
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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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Blog :
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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Resources: Journal article :
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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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…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Implementing a large-scale community digital health platform in Mozambique: Lessons learnt from upSCALE
The upSCALE digital health platform has been developed to improve quality and coverage of health services at the community level in Mozambique.
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Blog :
Key takeaways from Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs
This week, Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, was bustling – even more so than usual. There was a steady stream of shuttle buses making their way through Central Kigali, darting between the many venues…
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Global research priority setting for childhood pneumonia: Results from an e-Delphi study
The Every Breath Counts Research Group conducted a study to establish a research priority agenda for childhood pneumonia.
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Resources: Project brief :
Strengthening the pneumonia response in Ethiopia: Developing an action plan for the integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses
With our partners in Ethiopia, we are developing an action plan for the integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses, including pneumonia.
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Resources: Journal article :
A stakeholder group assessment of interactions between child health and the Sustainable Development Goals in Cambodia
A group with different expertise and perspectives was assembled in Cambodia to score the linkages between the SDGs and child health.
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completedExpansion of SMC to five urban health districts in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
To provide SMC to 60,000 children in urban districts of Ouagadougou. provide SMC in five urban health districts in and around the capital city, Ouagadougou. This would be the first time SMC is…