733 items related to 'SDGs'
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Health system strengthening: A context-specific approach
This brief describes how Malaria Consortium strengthens health systems by supporting governments to evaluate the state of the existing health system and identify gaps, before working with those in…
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Resources: Newsletter :
Our new malaria animation
The Sustainable Development Goals aim to reduce malaria cases and deaths by further 90 percent by 2030. To find out more about the progress made and the challenges that remain to defeat one of the…
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Videos :
Beating malaria: mobilising support for a malaria-free future
Fifteen years ago, malaria killed a child every 30 seconds. Under the Millennium Development Goals, however, considerable progress has been made in preventing, diagnosing and treating malaria. As a…
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Resources: Presentation :
Rapid assessment: Perceptions of malaria and neglected tropical diseases services in Bandarban, Bangladesh
This presentation outlines the findings of a rapid assessment conducted to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices among health workers, policy makers and communities regarding malaria control…
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Videos :
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: Relieving the burden of malaria in the Sahel
In this video we hear from community volunteers and health workers who explain the impact of malaria on the community. Mother of 3 year old Umma, Shefahatu explains what happens when the ACCESS-SMC…
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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: A promising investment for the Sahel
Malaria is devastating for families and nations alike. Not only does it affect child development, it hinders economic development and acts as an enormous strain to the countries' health system. This…
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Protecting those most at risk of malaria in the Sahel
In this film, we hear from those who benefit from the ACCESS-SMC project. Zakariya explains what it is like to suffer from malaria while Salamatu, mother of eight, talks to us about the relief she…
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Videos :
Bringing Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention to the Sahel
The impact of malaria is devastating in the Sahel and children under five are the most vulnerable to its effects. This video introduces the ACCESS-SMC project, illustrating the different stages of…
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Resources: Newsletter :
ACCESS-SMC newsletter
As we prepare for the second season of seasonal malaria chemoprevention distribution, Malaria Consortium will hold the first ACCESS-SMC symposium 'Transforming the malaria landscape in the Sahel:…
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Resources: Technical brief :
Achievements in insecticide treated net ownership and use in Nigeria, and challenges in sustaining the gains
Nigeria has been implementing the long lasting insecticidal net intervention approach as a core malaria prevention strategy over the past decade. This brief presents the achievements and challenges,…
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Resources: Learning brief :
Positive deviance: An asset-based approach to improve malaria outcomes
This brief summarises the learning paper 'Positive deviance: An asset-based approach to improve malaria outcomes in Cambodia'. It describes a pilot project in northwest Cambodia that used positive…
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Malaria prevention through insecticide treated nets
Sleeping under an insecticide treated net is the most widely adopted preventive measure against malaria. It is effective because the female mosquito that transmits malaria only bites at night in most…
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Resources: Journal article :
Reactive case-detection of malaria in Pailin province, western Cambodia: Lessons from a year-long evaluation in a pre-elimination setting
Background As momentum towards malaria elimination grows, strategies are being developed for scale-up in elimination settings. One prominent strategy, reactive case detection (RACD), involves…
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Dengue: a silent issue and a growing problem
Dengue is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world, spreading from nine countries to over one hundred in the past 50 years. The disease burden has grown from 15,000 cases per year…
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Resources: Journal article :
Have you heard of schistosomiasis? Knowledge, attitudes and practices in Nampula province, Mozambique
Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which affects almost 300 million people worldwide each year. It is highly endemic in Mozambique. Prevention and control of schistosomiasis relies…
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Resources: Journal article :
Assessing the quality of care for pneumonia in integrated community case management: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
Background Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of mortality in children under five worldwide. Community-level interventions, such as integrated community case management, have great potential…
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Resources: Project brief :
Trans-border malaria: Mapping high-risk populations and targeting hotspots with novel intervention packages
This project contributes to the control and elimination of P. falciparum malaria and artemisinin resistance in the border regions of Cambodia and Thailand. It does so by identifying and addressing…
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Resources: Project brief :
Malaria Indicator Survey in Myanmar
This Malaria Indicator Survey project in Myanmar aimd to provide national baseline data on malaria intervention coverage, malaria prevalence, population awareness and availability of malaria services…
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Resources: Project brief :
Preference and acceptability of permethrin insecticide treated clothing in Myanmar
This project aims to determine the type of insecticide treated clothing appropriate for large-scale targeted distribution to rubber tappers and other potential groups to contribute to the success of…
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Videos :
The Pneumonia Diagnostics Project: evaluating devices for accuracy
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five in both Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. A large number of the children who die from pneumonia do so as a result of…