63 Blog items related to 'SMC'
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From funding pressure to sustaining impact: What we learned from the joint SMC Alliance and AMP annual meeting
In February 2026, more than 300 delegates from over 30 countries gathered for the first joint annual meeting of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Alliance and the Alliance for Malaria…
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One visit, many lives saved: How to fight malaria smarter
This World Immunisation Week, Malaria Consortium is highlighting how our integrated service delivery approach is helping us reach more children with more interventions — without proportionally…
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How transforming a health post revived trust in local healthcare
In Pooro state in Nigeria, a dilapidated health facility was brought back to life by the combined efforts of Malaria Consortium and the local community, restoring healthcare to the people of Pooro.
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A day in the life of an SMC supervisor: A Q&A with Yempabe Yendame
We spoke to Yempabe Yendame in Bogou, Togo, who works with Malaria Consortium, to find out more about his work overlooking the quality of the delivery of our seasonal chemoprevention (SMC) programmes…
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Akide's story: “Now I use the money for food, not medicine.”
Follow the story of Akide Rosemary, a 26-year-old mother of four in the rural village of Namorulem in Uganda’s Karamoja region, and her journey to a malaria-free life.
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Effective campaign digitalisation: Key learnings from AMP meeting and success in Mozambique
At the April 2025 Alliance for Malaria Prevention meeting in Nairobi, global health leaders, governments and partners explored how digital tools are reshaping campaign-based interventions such as…
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Karamoja leads the way: Why integrated malaria prevention is Uganda’s smart move in the fight against malaria
Health leaders, district officials and implementing partners gathered in Moroto in May 2025 to align on integrating seasonal malaria chemoprevention with the new malaria vaccine.
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Advancing seasonal malaria chemoprevention: Key learnings from the SMC Alliance Annual Meeting
The 8th annual Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Alliance meeting provided a critical platform for defining a new strategic direction for SMC.
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Reaching the hardest to reach: Maintaining seasonal malaria chemoprevention in flood-affected areas
Flooding can severely disrupt health services, but Malaria Consortium has updated its protocols to ensure our SMC services still reach those in need.
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Integrating health services to save lives: Strengthening child survival through seasonal malaria chemoprevention
How can we build on the success of seasonal malaria chemoprevention?Over the past decade, global efforts to reduce malaria incidence have stalled, largely due to inadequate funding, disruptions from…
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The groundbreaking immune dynamics study in Uganda
In the heart of Uganda’s Karamoja region, a pioneering study is underway that could increase our understanding of immunological changes that occur in children who receive antimalarial medicines.
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Q&A with our experts: SDG 3 progress on maternal and child health
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place in New York from 8 to 17 July 2024. This annual gathering brought together world leaders, policymakers and stakeholders to…
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Pioneering solutions for community health: Africa's trailblazers
Many countries in Africa have grappled with significant challenges in providing accessible and quality healthcare to their populations due to insufficient infrastructure, shortages of medical…
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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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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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ASTMH Annual Meeting pinpoints research gaps to advance global health
In October 2023, Malaria Consortium participated in the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASMTH) in Chicago, USA. The conference brought together…
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Showcasing our SMC research at the ASTMH Annual Meeting 2023
This year, Malaria Consortium proudly marks its 20th anniversary. Since its inception in 2003, our organisation has collaborated with governments and partners across Africa and Asia focusing on…
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Distributing antimalarial medicines to 25 million children: The supply chain step-by-step
Author's note: This blog is an update from the original article published in 2019. Since then, Malaria Consortium's SMC activities have grown from targeting six million children to 25 million…
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Developing a digital data platform to support data-to-action decision-making
Programmes that aim to target disease control and improve health outcomes for populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are often complex and multi-faceted and, as a result, it can…
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Investing in research: Moving the dial for effective, equitable healthcare
Globally, countries in Africa and Asia face the world's highest mortality rates attributable to diseases including malaria, dengue and pneumonia. Research plays a critical role in improving health…