455 items related to 'SMC'
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Harnessing the SMC campaign in Nigeria: Safety, equity and cost of fully integrating vitamin A supplementation
Integrating VAS with SMC is safe, feasible, acceptable to communities and implementers, and can be achieved at minimal additional cost.
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ASTMH 2022: The power of partnerships to optimise health outcomes
In the first instalment of our American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene's Annual Meeting (ASTMH) series this year, we're highlighting the powerful role of partnerships in delivering…
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Measuring the impact of SMC on malaria prevalence and case distribution compared to predicted estimates from a transmission model in Burkina Faso
Analysing prevalence trends and age distribution of cases is a useful method for estimating the impact of SMC in Burkina Faso.
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Facilitators of, and barriers to, fully integrating SMC with vitamin A supplementation: A qualitative enquiry
Full integration of SMC and vitamin A supplementation at scale is feasible and acceptable.
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Optimising the role of lead mothers in SMC campaigns: Insights from formative research in Kano state, northern Nigeria
Lead mothers can influence caregivers to adopt positive malaria prevention behaviours, but their recruitment and supervision could be improved.
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Exploring the role model approach to strengthen the administration of SMC medicines in Chad
The role model approach supports caregivers to administer SMC medicines more effectively.
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Using the role model approach to identify best practices and challenges during SMC drug administration in Burkina Faso
Through the role model approach, several identified behaviours in the community helped to improve the administration of SMC medicines.
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Reflections of outgoing Malaria Consortium Chief Executive, Charles Nelson
As I reflect on recent visits to our country teams and programme activities in Uganda, Ethiopia and Nigeria - my last visits in my role as Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium - it seems to me to…
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Uganda celebrates launch of SMC as part of roadmap to achieve zero malaria status by 2030
Today, Uganda celebrated the official launch of its seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme at an event in Moroto, attended by Uganda’s State Minister for Health - General Duties, Anifa…
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International Day of the Girl: Community-led approach to improving access to sexual health and family planning services in South Sudan
Adut is 18 years old, and a student living in Naivasha. She has been helping to inform young people within her school and community about accessing sexual health services and spreading awareness of…
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The impact of Global Fund investment in fighting malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is a critical financing mechanism that has invested more than US$55 billion over the last 20 years to fund health programmes in…
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Extending delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention to children aged 5–10 years in Chad: A mixed-methods study
This study was conducted in Massaguet health district in Hadjer Lamis province, where SMC has been implemented since 2015.
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Inauguration ceremony and launch of the Nigeria End Malaria Council
Today in Nigeria, the inauguration and launch of the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC) – a public-private partnership formed to support the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) in achieving…
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Exploring the use of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in South Sudan
This study seeks to understand the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of SMC in South Sudan and explores scalability of SMC in other states.
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Key takeaways from Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs
This week, Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, was bustling – even more so than usual. There was a steady stream of shuttle buses making their way through Central Kigali, darting between the many venues…
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completedExpansion of SMC to five urban health districts in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
To provide SMC to 60,000 children in urban districts of Ouagadougou. provide SMC in five urban health districts in and around the capital city, Ouagadougou. This would be the first time SMC is…
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WHO issue new guidelines on seasonal malaria chemoprevention implementation – our response
On 3 June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new malaria chemoprevention guidelines. While previous WHO policy recommendations provided specific guidance on how chemoprevention…
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Annual SMERG meeting drives digitalisation of malaria surveillance
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria hosted its 33rd meeting of the Surveillance, Monitoring, and Evaluation Reference Group (SMERG) from 17 to 20 May 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. Discussions focused on…
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Malaria Consortium announces expansion of seasonal malaria chemoprevention to South Sudan
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the expansion of its seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme to include an implementation study that tests the intervention in South Sudan, marking…
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Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention program: Philanthropy report 2021
This report summarises achievements and challenges in areas where Malaria Consortium used philanthropic funding for SMC.