154 Publications items related to 'Pneumonia'
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Integrated community case management in a peri-urban setting: A qualitative evaluation in Wakiso District, Uganda
Background Integrated community case management (iCCM) strategies aim to reach poor communities by providing timely access to treatment for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea for children under 5…
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VOX Myanmar: Malaria volunteer on training and treating more illnesses
Malaria Consortium worked with Myanmar's National Malaria Control Programme, Child Health and Nutrition Divisions and Kalay, Pinlebu and Banmauk townships to introduce integrated community case…
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VOX Myanmar: Deputy DMO on malaria volunteers providing more services
Malaria Consortium worked with Myanmar's National Malaria Control Programme, Child Health and Nutrition Divisions and Kalay, Pinlebu and Banmauk townships to introduce integrated community case…
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VOX Myanmar: Health assistant on supervising iCCM trained volunteers
Malaria Consortium worked with Myanmar's National Malaria Control Programme, Child Health and Nutrition Divisions and Kalay, Pinlebu and Banmauk townships to introduce integrated community case…
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Pneumonia is preventable and treatable, but deadly
Malaria Consortium has been one of the leading implementers of community based primary healthcare programmes involving pneumonia diagnostics and treatment for over a decade. This includes the…
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Effect of a community-based intervention on improving care-seeking behaviour for sick children under five in hard-to-reach communities in Niger state, Nigeria
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2017. It discusses ways to increase access to diagnosis, treatment and referrals for malaria, pneumonia…
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Selecting a reference standard for evaluating respiratory rate devices to detect symptoms of pneumonia in children under five
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2017. It discusses a study which found low levels of respiratory rate agreement between different…
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Resources: Annual review :
Highlights of the year 2016–2017
Our 2016–2017 highlights present a selection of key achievements and challenges for the year. The full Trustees’ report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2017 is available…
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Expanding the role of Malaria Volunteers to tackle childhood illnesses in rural Myanmar, Burmese
Malaria Consortium has been piloting integrated community case management (iCCM) in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. iCCM is an approach which includes diagnosis and treatment of three diseases, malaria,…
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Expanding the role of Malaria Volunteers to tackle childhood illnesses in rural Myanmar: Short version
Malaria Consortium has been piloting integrated community case management (iCCM) in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. iCCM is an approach which includes diagnosis and treatment of three diseases, malaria,…
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Expanding the role of Malaria Volunteers to tackle childhood illnesses in rural Myanmar: Long version
Malaria Consortium has been piloting integrated community case management (iCCM) in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. iCCM is an approach which includes diagnosis and treatment of three diseases, malaria,…
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Community dialogues for child health: Results from a qualitative process evaluation in three countries
Background Across the developing world, countries are increasingly adop ting the integrated community casemanagement of childhood illnesses (iCCM) strategy in efforts to reduce child mortality. This…
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Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: Community health workers’ and national stakeholders’ differing perspectives of new and existing aids
Background Pneumonia heavily contributes to global under-five mortality. Many countries use community case management to detect and treat childhood pneumonia. Community health workers (CHWs) have…
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Malaria Consortium 2017
Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among…
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Resources: Annual review :
Malaria Consortium strategy 2015–2019
To achieve our mission, Malaria Consortium will work with partners — including all levels of government — to improve the lives of all in Africa and Asia, especially the poorest and most marginalised.…
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Protocol film: Implementing a trial to evaluate pneumonia diagnostic devices
To note that subsequent to development of this film, some terms have changed and this is now how they are referred to in all associated project literature: - Accuracy evaluation = Performance…
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60-second learning: Evaluating pneumonia diagnostics
A 60-second introduction to Malaria Consortium's new learning paper: Evaluating pneumonia diagnostic aids. Kevin Baker, pneumonia diagnostics programme coordinator, presents. Diagnosing pneumonia can…
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Resources: Newsletter :
Newsletter: Top moments of 2016
In 2016, we continued to help improve lives in Africa and Asia through sustainable, evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote child and maternal health with the support of…
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Positive Deviance - an innovative approach to improve malaria outcomes in Myanmar
Malaria Consortium is implementing an innovative project that will pilot positive deviance in six villages of Kyunsu Township, in Kadan Kyun -- the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago and a…
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Acute respiratory infection diagnostic aids field trial: Controlled accuracy study
The Acute Repiratory Infection Diagnostic Aids (ARIDA) project will evaluate community health workers' use of automated respiratory rate counting aids on children under five in Ethiopia.