507 items related to 'Research'
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Resources: Technical brief :
Cambodia Malaria Survey 2013
The Cambodia Malaria Survey (CMS) 2013 was conducted from October to November 2013 during the peak malaria transmission season by a partnership of organisations supporting the National Centre for…
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Resources: Journal article :
Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda
Background Integrated community case management relies on community health workers managing children with malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and referring children when management is not possible. This…
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Malaria and the mobile and migrant population in Cambodia: A population movement framework to inform strategies for malaria control and elimination
Background The relationships between human population movement (HPM) and health are a concern at global level. In the case of malaria, those links are crucial in relation to the spread of drug…
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Monitoring malaria epidemiology and control in Ethiopia and Uganda: Baseline survey
This report presents the results of the first survey carried out by the Beyond Garki project in October–November 2012 in four sites in Ethiopia and Uganda. It shows a number of interesting malaria…
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Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for…
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Resources: Project brief :
Assessing and addressing barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Uganda: Pilot intervention
This project aims to increase the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) to reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda. Based on formative research, a pilot…
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Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa
Aim To identify better performing iCCM programs in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA) and identify factors associated with better performance using routine data. Methods We examined 15 evaluations or studies…
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Setting global research priorities for integrated community case management (iCCM): Results from a CHNRI (Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative) exercise
Aims To systematically identify global research gaps and resource priorities for integrated community case management (iCCM). Methods An iCCM Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI)…
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What happens to lost nets: A multi-country analysis of reasons for LLIN attrition using 14 household surveys in four countries
Background While significant focus has been given to net distribution, little is known about what is done with nets that leave a household, either to be used by others or when they are discarded. To…
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Videos :
Malaria Elimination (Cambodia/Thailand)
This film describes how Malaria Consortium is working towards the elimination of malaria in Cambodia by 2025 on multiple fronts. It shows how we work to determine how cross-border surveillance can be…
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Resources: Poster :
Development and piloting of a unified technology solution for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It discusses the uptake of a mobile application trial by providers.…
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Resources: Presentation :
Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries
This presentation was given at a Malaria Consortium symposium on improving pneumonia diagnosis in children during the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6…
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Impact of a behaviour change communication programme on net durability in eastern Uganda
This poster presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It assesses the effect on net durability of a net care and repair…
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Resources: Poster :
Effectiveness and treatment adherence to artemether-lumefantrine colour coded unit dosed blister-packs versus standard blister-packs in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ugandan children: A randomised controlled equivalence trial
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It shows that standard blister-packs could serve as alternatives to…
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Understanding malaria prevention and treatment strategies among migrants in Thailand’s border areas
This poster shows the results of a questionnaire survey conducted among migrants attending malaria clinics and border malaria posts in artemisinin resistance areas in September 2013. The survey was…
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Videos :
ICCM: Empowering the Community Part 2
This film is the second of two that looks at the postive impact of integrated community case management (iCCM) for childhood illnesses - malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea - in Mozambique.
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Resources: Presentation :
Assessing and addressing barriers to IPTp uptake in Uganda
These findings on the challenges to recording and reporting uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy were presented to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected…
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Resources: Technical brief :
inSCALE CommCare Application: Improving quality of care at all levels
The inSCALE project evaluates how the quality of health care provided by community health workers in Mozambique can be assessed and improved.
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Resources: Poster :
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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Videos :
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.