455 items related to 'SMC'
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Resources: Guidance :
Adapting seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the context of COVID-19: operational guidance
This document provides operational guidance for countries to safely implement SMC in areas where COVID-19 transmission is reported.
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Story :
From the field: 'The village health volunteer is a hero'
Edisa Natukunda is a 29-year-old woman with eight biological children, including a set of twins. We visited her home in Rwensenene in western Uganda in the company of her local village health team…
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Blog :
Keeping SMC beneficiaries and distributors safe during COVID-19
The distribution of drugs for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential health service for the prevention of malaria. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are working to adapt our plans…
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Blog :
Our statement on COVID-19 and SMC
This is a previous statement related to Malaria Consortium's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See our latest statement on COVID-19 and SMC. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential…
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Blog :
Lessons from Ouagadougou: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in urban contexts
Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has been a leader in implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso, we have been working with the government and implementing…
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Q&A :
From the field: 'We have witnessed a drastic reduction in cases of malaria'
Yamel is a rural community in the Dutsi local government area (LGA) in Nigeria. It has a population of 32,515, predominantly farmers. The community is serviced by a primary health care clinic.Mr Umar…
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Resources: Case study :
Success story: Delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention in a rural community in Nigeria
Umar Abba Yamel, senior community health extension worker, supervised community distributors and drug management during the 2019 SMC campaign.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention in an urban setting
In Burkina Faso, we adapted to socio-economic differences and rapid urbanisation to ensure effective SMC campaign delivery in an urban setting.
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention set to reach more than 30 million children for the first time
The number of children set to receive seasonal malaria chemoprevention in 2020 will exceed 30 million for the first time, according to the latest figures presented by national malaria programmes at a…
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Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme chosen as a ‘top charity’ by GiveWell for fourth year in a row
Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce that our seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme has been awarded ‘top charity’ status by GiveWell for the fourth year in a row. GiveWell is a US-based…
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Resources: Poster :
Assessing the quality of SMC delivery by low-literate community health workers in Nigeria
In 2018, Malaria Consortium trained 20,969 low-literate community health workers in Nigeria to administer SMC to approximately 3.2 million children under five.
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GiveWell delegation visits our seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme in Burkina Faso
Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme is mostly funded by philanthropic donors. Their generous support enables us to provide life-saving antimalarial medication to…
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Malaria Consortium launches ‘top-rated’ malaria prevention campaign in Africa’s Sahel
London, 30 July 2019 – Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign has begun across three countries in the Sahel region of Africa. Over the next four months, the campaign will…
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Digital health
We believe digital health is key to achieving equitable access to quality case management and advancing health system effectiveness and efficiency.
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Resources: Newsletter :
Our February 2019 newsletter
This newsletter marks the launch of several new publications and the launch of a new video on the community dialogue approach.
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completedSupport to the National Malaria Programme in Nigeria 2
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Resources: Learning paper :
Seasonal chemoprevention as an effective malaria preventive strategy for children in the Sahel
This paper shares learning and recommendations from the Achieving Catalytic Expansion of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in the Sahel project.
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Resources: Infographic :
Impact: Malaria Consortium and seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium has been distributing preventive treatments to children under five across the Sahel region to protect them from malaria during the past four rainy seasons. Case-control studies…
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completedImplementation of SMC and Support to NMEP
Implementation of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprophylaxis and Support to National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP)
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Resources: Presentation :
Scaling up access to seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Sahel
Diego Moroso, Project Director for ACCESS-SMC, presented the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) at scale at the 2018 Multilateral Initiative on Malaria…