455 items related to 'SMC'
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Exploring community perceptions on the feasibility and acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention
The commitment and trust of community health workers increase the feasibility and acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
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Perceived factors impacting community health workers and lead mothers’ capacity to support seasonal malaria chemoprevention across delivery settings: Qualitative secondary analysis from recent studies in Mozambique, Nigeria, South Sudan and Uganda
Challenges in access, community sensitisation, workload and context can affect community health workers and lead mothers’ ability to support SMC campaigns.
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Assessing the impact of extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention from four to five monthly cycles in Burkina Faso
Extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention from four to five cycles was associated with further reductions in malaria incidence and deaths in Burkina Faso.
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Assessing coverage and quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in previously untreated areas of Mozambique
Routinely monitoring SMC coverage and quality can identify areas for improvement, particularly in previously untreated areas.
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Caregiver knowledge and confidence in seasonal malaria chemoprevention effectiveness in Nigeria
The more knowledgeable caregivers are about seasonal malaria chemoprevention, the more confidence they will have in its effectiveness.
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Resources: Learning brief :
Supporting the scale-up of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mozambique
Malaria Consortium Mozambique visited Nigeria to gather practical knowledge on the effective scale-up of seasonal malaria chemoprevention, and to establish ways of exchanging knowledge in the future.
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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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Predictors of caregiver adherence to administration of amodiaquine during delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo
Non-adherence to amodiaquine administration by caregivers has implications for the emergence of antimalarial resistance.
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Malaria Consortium launches rapid assessments project to help define the future of seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium is conducting a new research project to carry out ‘rapid assessments’ in East and southern Africa to provide evidence on the suitability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)…
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Conducting rapid assessments to build the evidence base for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in new geographies
We are carrying out rapid assessments in up to five countries across East and southern Africa where SMC has not previously been delivered at scale.
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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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Flexibility and adaptation key to maintaining SMC coverage in Nigeria’s conflict-affected Borno state
Learning from adaptations to seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns in Nigeria highlights how the intervention remained highly effective in conflict-affected areas, ensuring preventive…
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Unlocking community-based solutions in malaria in pregnancy: Harnessing the power of women and adolescents
We integrate community-centred gender- and youth-responsive approaches into our programme delivery.
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Coverage and quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention supported by Malaria Consortium in 2022
This report outlines our methods for monitoring coverage of our SMC programme and the quality of its delivery in 2022.
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Resources: Project report :
Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme: Philanthropy report 2022
This report summarises achievements and challenges in areas where Malaria Consortium used philanthropic funding for SMC.
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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…
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Implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention in conflict-affected areas in Borno state, Nigeria
Despite security challenges, seasonal malaria chemoprevention was safely delivered to eligible children and hard-to-reach populations in Borno state, Nigeria.
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New report marks 10 years of transformational seasonal malaria chemoprevention scale up and innovation
A new report has been launched to mark 10 years of the successful implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in Africa. The report, entitled ‘From concept to scale – Celebrating 10…
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A hybrid effectiveness-implementation study protocol to assess the effectiveness and chemoprevention efficacy of implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention in five districts in Karamoja region, Uganda
The study aims to test the effectiveness and safety of DP-SMC and SPAQ-SMC among 3–59 months old children in Karamoja region, Uganda.
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention intervention scaled up for the first time outside the Sahel
Mozambique has become the first country outside of the Sahel region to scale up its use of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). Beginning today, Malaria Consortium, in collaboration with…