200 items related to 'MNCH'
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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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Resources: Brochure :
Malaria Consortium Burkina Faso
We are carrying out SMC programmes across Burkina Faso and are exploring the potential of digital solutions to strengthen health systems in the country.
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium South Sudan
In South Sudan, we collaborate with government and partners to support community-centred, evidence-based interventions that respond to changing conditions.
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Resources: Learning paper :
Implementing mass campaigns during a pandemic: What we learnt from supporting seasonal malaria chemoprevention during COVID-19
Key learnings from supporting SMC implementation during the pandemic give invaluable insights that can inform future SMC implementation.
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Blog :
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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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, we are tackling malaria, neglected tropical diseases and poor child health indicators through innovative approaches to health systems strengthening.
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Blog :
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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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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Blog :
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…
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Resources: Journal article :
Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention at scale in west and central Africa: An observational study
This study evaluates the ACCESS-SMC project, which sought to remove barriers to SMC scale-up in seven countries in 2015–2016.
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Resources: Synopsis :
Assessing the usability of a geospatial platform for seasonal malaria chemoprevention
We are piloting the use of a geospatial platform called Reveal to support the planning, distribution and tracking of SMC in northern Nigeria.
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Looking to 2021 - the scope for SMC in the future
Progress towards fewer malaria cases and deaths has plateaued in recent years and achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of malaria elimination by 2030 looks increasingly challenging in…
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Q&A :
World Pneumonia Day 2020: Q&A with Dr Kevin Baker
12th November is World Pneumonia Day. This year, it takes place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic which, in addition to its own impact on global health, is having a knock-on effect on…
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Q&A :
Strong partnerships make for successful programmes
In conversation with Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) We spoke with Dr Audu Bala Mohammed, National Coordinator of Nigeria’s NMEP and his team to hear how the partnership with…
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Resources: Poster :
Perceptions of the feasibility and acceptability of extending the delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention to older children in Chad
Extending SMC to older children is widely considered acceptable.
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Resources: Poster :
Investigating fever occurrence among under-fives and seasonal malaria chemoprevention protocol adherence in northern Nigeria
Quality delivery of SMC significantly reduces fever occurrence in under-fives when used alongside insecticide-treated nets.
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Resources: Poster :
Effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal nets and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy uptake among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Uganda
Increased uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy and long-lasting insecticidal nets is contributing to malaria reduction in pregnancy cases in Uganda.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Mainstreaming gender and youth in malaria programming in Uganda
Malaria Consortium's USAID MAPD project explored the gender- and youth-related norms that might be hindering effective malaria control in Uganda.