59 News items related to 'Pneumonia'
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New Malaria Consortium project will expand access to iCCM services across mid-western Uganda
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce that Comic Relief has awarded us a grant to run a new project in midwestern Uganda focusing on reducing deaths from pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria in…
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Red Nose Day 2015 marks the culmination of Operation Health project
London. Friday, March 13 – Today is Red Nose Day, marking the culmination of Comic Relief’s Operation Health project in Uganda. The project, which began nine weeks ago, saw the reconstruction and…
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Malaria Consortium supports Comic Relief's Operation Health campaign
Malaria Consortium is delighted to be part of Comic Relief’s main fundraising campaign for Red Nose Day this year - Operation Health, involving a major renovation of a dilapidated rural clinic in…
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Diagnosing pneumonia - determining the best tools for use in community settings
In early November, Malaria Consortium held a highly successful symposium on access to better diagnostic tools for pneumonia. Held at the annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene…
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Malaria Consortium says every breath counts in its fight against pneumonia
London, 12 November 2014 - On this sixth annual World Pneumonia Day, Malaria Consortium and its partners are organising different events throughout the world to raise awareness on pneumonia, the…
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Pneumonia prevention and care available for every child is key to defeat world's #1 infectious killer of children
Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia Press Release Pneumonia prevention and care available for every child is key to defeat world’s #1 infectious killer of children On the sixth annual World…
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Find out how Malaria Consortium improves pneumonia diagnosis for children in rural communities
On 5 November Malaria Consortium will organise a Symposium at the ASTMH 63rd Annual Meeting. It will be an engaging discussion on the challenges and opportunities faced at community level in…
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Malaria Consortium at ASTMH
Malaria Consortium at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in New Orleans, November 3 - 6 Malaria Consortium will be giving a number of presentations at the 63rd annual…
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Delivering health services to children through integrated community case management in Uganda
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce that Agnes Nanyonjo, Research Officer in our Uganda office, has completed her doctoral thesis on 'Delivering health services to children through integrated…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Getting rational about pneumonia
"Whilst it is the responsibility of individuals to ensure that drugs are used rationally, the consequences of irrational use are global," says Kirstie Graham. Photograph: Malaria Consortium Malaria…
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Minimising the development of antibiotic resistance
Increasing access to treatment goes hand-in-hand with efforts to prevent antibiotic resistance In its recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) called the spread of antibiotic-resistant…
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Antibiotic resistance: a ticking time bomb for public health?
With the spread of resistance to antibiotics, bacterial diseases are increasingly difficult to control and treat. Understanding resistance and identifying ways to control it are public health…