507 items related to 'Research'
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Resources: Presentation :
Cluster randomised controlled trial and quasi-experimental studies to assess the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine in Karamoja region, Uganda
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention was highly effective at preventing clinical malaria episodes during the peak malaria transmission season.
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Resources: Poster :
Identifying medium-term future research priorities for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Africa: An eDELPHI study
This study presents 10 medium-term SMC research priorities, which should guide new research and inform programme expansion and adaptation.
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Thought leadership :
How can we achieve a malaria-free world?
This blog was written collaboratively by Shana Warren, Associate Director of Path-to-Scale Research & Research Scientist at Innovations for Poverty Action, a research and policy NGO, and…
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Resources: Journal article :
Receipt of seasonal malaria chemoprevention by age-ineligible children and associated factors in nine implementation states in Nigeria
Children aged 3-59 months are eligible to receive seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). This study aimed to assess how often SMC medicines were administered to ineligible children during the 2022…
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Resources: Journal article :
Heterogeneity in the prevalence of subclinical malaria, other co-infections and anaemia among pregnant women in rural areas of Myanmar
This study found high rates of anaemia among pregnant women, despite a low prevalence of subclinical malaria and co-infections. The authors advocate integrating interventions for malaria, anaemia and…
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Story :
Fatema's story: Shifting gender-biased norms in Bangladesh with a community dialogue approach
In Bangladesh, community engagement interventions are empowering women to address the contextual drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — the development of resistance by bacteria to commonly used…
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Blog :
International Women's Day 2024: Seven ways to make health programmes gender intentional
To successfully reduce the gender equity gap in healthcare, we need to be gender intentional in our health programming. This means identifying and understanding gender inequalities, gender-based…
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Our third year as an Independent Research Organisation: Using research to respond to health inequities and emerging threats
According to the World Health Organization’s State of Inequality: HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2021), diseases including malaria continue to take a disproportionally large toll on marginalised…
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Resources: Journal article :
Anti-malarial resistance in Mozambique: Absence of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 (K13) propeller domain polymorphisms associated with resistance to artemisinins
Although the results of this cross-sectional study do not show the emergence of artemisinin resistance in Mozambique, the high number of novel, non-synonymous mutations identified highlights the need…
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activeForecasting outbreak risks from extreme climate with active surveillance technology - FORECAST
Malaria Consortium and project partners aim to improve Uganda’s resilience to mosquito-borne diseases in the face of escalating climate-related challenges, by strengthening the capacity of the…
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Scaling up key interventions could halve pneumonia-related childhood mortality
New research finds that increasing the coverage of four pneumonia interventions to at least 90 percent from 2023 until 2030 could prevent half of the predicted deaths from pneumonia of children under…
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Blog :
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
According to the UNESCO Science Report: The Race Against Time for Smarter Development (2021), women researchers are more likely to have shorter, less well-paid careers than their male counterparts…
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Photo story :
Photo story: Second learning exchange enhances preparedness for emerging and future threats in African countries
Aedes-borne arboviruses — a group of diseases including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and zika transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes — are among the fastest spreading infections in the world. Since…
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Psychosocial and economic rehabilitation training essential to improve wellbeing for patients with podoconiosis
Header photo by Genaye Eshetu Podoconiosis, also known as a non-filarial elephantiasis, is highly prevalent in the southwestern and central highlands of Ethiopia. The disease results from continued…
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Resources: Journal article :
Predicting the potential impact of scaling up four pneumonia interventions on under-five pneumonia mortality
A prospective analysis has revealed that scaling up pneumonia interventions could have a significant impact on under-five mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries.
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2023
Malaria Consortium's trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2023.
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completedEvaluating intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school-aged children in Burkina Faso
While malaria outcomes are improving for pregnant women and children under five, malaria infection rates in Burkina Faso are rising, with 27 per cent of cases occurring in children aged 5-14 years.…
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Top reads of 2023
In 2023, alongside continuing our work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to health services and find solutions to improve health and…
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completedConducting rapid assessments to build the evidence base for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in new geographies
SMC has been used successfully in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa and has been shown to be 75 percent effective in preventing uncomplicated and severe malaria during this high-risk…
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Digital solutions driving equitable access to health
At the Global Digital Health Forum 2023, under the theme ‘Driving effective and equitable digital health innovation’, a panel discussion brought together stakeholders from across the health system…