259 items related to 'Pneumonia'
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Integrated Community Case Management stocktaking: evidence review symposium
Presentation by Dr Theresa Diaz from UNICEF.
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Malaria Consortium presents at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems
Malaria Consortium was well represented at this week’s Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town, which ran from 30 September until 3 October 2014. The conference was attended…
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Pneumonia diagnostics: Searching for new tools for frontline health workers in resource-poor settings
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and discusses the formative research findings of the Pneumonia Diagnostics Project. The project aimed…
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Innovations and research priorities in improving quality and reach of ICCM
From the event: 'Sharing what works: integrated community case management'. Presentation by Dr Karin Källander from Malaria Consortium.
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Impact of an integrated community case management programme on uptake of appropriate diarrhoea and pneumonia treatments in Uganda: A propensity score matching and equity analysis study
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and assesses how integrated community case management as the first point of care improves equity and…
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Project monitoring and evaluation: results and highlights
From the event: 'Sharing what works: integrated community case management'. Presentation by Geoffrey Namara from Malaria Consortium.
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Closing Session: Sharing what works: integrated community case management
From the event: 'Sharing what works: integrated community case management'. Panel discussion, Dr James Tibenderana's presentation on the future of ICCM, and closing remarks from Dr Sylvia Meek.
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Malaria Consortium 2011
Malaria isn't just about severe attacks up to five times a year, leading to 2,000 deaths a day or 10,000 maternal deaths and the loss of 200,000 newborns or some of the poorest populations decimated…
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Linking the community to health systems - Malaria Consortium at 10
In February 2014, Malaria Consortium hosted a 10th anniversary symposium to celebrate a decade helping to manage communicable diseases and improve child health among the most vulnerable and…
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InSCALE: Advocating for increased iCCM coverage in Uganda
Three quarters of deaths in children under five are caused by malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia often because access to quality health care is hardest in areas where the need is greatest. Uganda has…
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Making community health workers part of the public health solution
"Children used to die a lot. All the time we were burying them," says Nakigude Ruth, a mother who lost her three year old son while trying to get to the health facility as quickly as possible. There…
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Community dialogues in Zambia - in pictures
The success of health interventions hinges on the involvement of affected communities. One method of encouraging engagement is through community dialogues, which gather villagers to discuss and find…
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Pneumonia Diagnostics project introduction for the Technical Consultation meeting
This presentation was prepared for the Pneumonia Diagnostics project Technical Consultation meeting in Geneva in June 2014. It highlights Malaria Consortium’s role in community case management and…
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The use of counting beads to improve the classification of fast breathing in low-resource settings: a multi-country review
This article presents findings on using counting beads and a timer to count a child's respiratory rate in order to improve classification of fast breathing.
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Pneumonia Diagnostics project activity update
This presentation was prepared for the Pneumonia Diagnostics project meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee in Geneva in June 2014. It highlights Malaria Consortium’s role in the multi-country…
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Meetings in Geneva seek to address challenges in the detection of the symptoms of pneumonia
Recently, Malaria Consortium hosted a series of meetings in Geneva, bringing together global experts in child health, community case management, and diagnostics. During the meetings, the experts…
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Improving pneumonia diagnostics through the use of counting beads
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. Every year it kills an estimated 1.2 million young children, accounting for approximately 18 percent of all deaths in this age group –…
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Getting research evidence into health policy and practice - let's talk
With the support of many health-related journal editors, BioMed Central hosted the inaugural ‘Health Services Research: Evidence-based practice’ conference in London from 1-3 July, bringing together…
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Rational use of antibiotics by community health workers and caregivers in Zambia
This poster provides evidence on the rational use of antibiotics to treat pneumonia, with the aim to inform future implementation of integrated community case management and safeguard the…
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South Sudan faces growing public health crisis
On the third anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, the humanitarian situation remains critical for the country and it is on the brink of famine and facing a public health crisis. The UN…