351 items related to 'Surveillance'
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Resources: Presentation :
upSCALE: Strengthening mobile health to improve disease surveillance and community-based services in Mozambique
The upSCALE digital community health information platform facilitates improved quality of service delivery and, consequently, timely treatment.
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Resources: Case study :
Mozambique: Peer-to-peer learning improves malaria response
Vito manages a team of health technicians at the Heber Health Facility in Mecanhelas district. His team provides essential health services for local patients.
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Resources: Case study :
Mozambique: The difference data quality makes
Paula and Cacilda are malaria focal points at Mabil Health Facility in Inhambane province. They are treating an average of 100 patients a day.
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Resources: Case study :
Mozambique: Integrated team improves resource allocation in Manica district
Dr Santana, District Chief Medical Officer, shares how he manages the district malaria programme and distributes health resources across 19 health facilities.
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Blog :
Malaria surveillance in Mozambique
In Mozambique, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, responsible for 10 million infections and over 23,000 deaths in 2020, with children under five and pregnant women most at risk.…
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Photo story :
Photo story: Reducing childhood morbidity and mortality caused by common illness in Uganda
In Kole - a district in northern Uganda - village health teams (VHTs) provide essential health services primarily for children under five. Malaria is a leading cause of death across the country, with…
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WHO urges African countries to join forces to stop the spread of Anopheles stephensi
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new initiative in the hopes of stopping the invasive mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, from spreading further in Africa. Through this,…
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Resources: Learning brief :
Sustaining the data-to-action transition in Mozambique: Lessons learnt from the third year of strengthening malaria surveillance
With our project partners, we implemented a range of activities to improve surveillance data quality and to enhance the use of data for decision-making.
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Resources: Insight brief :
Implementing reactive malaria surveillance in low transmission areas: Insights from Mozambique
We assessed the feasibility of including reactive surveillance activities in malaria programming in areas of low malaria transmission and incidence.
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Genomic surveillance used to improve malaria treatment in Mozambique
Health workers in Mozambique are collecting samples for genomic surveillance of malaria to monitor malaria transmission intensity and resistance to antimalarial drugs and diagnostics. Mozambique has…
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Blog :
Eliminating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Around 15 years ago, worrying news from Asia made international headlines. There was evidence that new strains of the malaria parasite were developing resistance to artemisinin-derivatives. Used in…
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Resources: Project brief :
Implementing a quality-assured genomic data and sample collection system in Mozambique
This project supports decision-making for malaria control and elimination by monitoring the genetic markers of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.
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Sustaining reductions in malaria incidence rates in Uganda: A six-month analysis
Malaria burden in mid-northern Uganda Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, particularly among children under five who do not have access to good quality health…
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Resources: Learning brief :
Developing a data-to-action culture in Mozambique: Lessons learnt from the second year of implementing surveillance activities for malaria control
To reach elimination, Mozambique is making a concerted effort to scale up its malaria surveillance activities.
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completedOptimising a digitised community health toolkit in Buikwe, Uganda: Improving equitable healthcare access through digital technologies
The Ugandan government has adopted the community health toolkit approach to standardise and govern mHealth interactions within the country. The toolkit is a global public good that aims to digitise…
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Sub-Saharan countries well positioned to pioneer digital molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases as part of an African digital transformation
In a new paper published in PLOS Digital Health, researchers highlight how early adoption of digital molecular diagnostics – small electronic tools that analyse samples and give a diagnosis for…
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Blog :
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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Research insight - Shared malaria surveillance expertise has transformative effect on success of surveillance as a core intervention in moderate to high transmission settings
New research suggests that making use of practical experience can have a transformative effect on the success of malaria surveillance as a core intervention (SACI) in moderate to high malaria…
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Resources: Journal article :
Surveillance as a core intervention to strengthen malaria control programmes in moderate to high transmission settings
Recent improvements in malaria surveillance have opened the possibility of transforming surveillance into a core intervention.
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Q&A :
Interview with Dr Leang Rithea - Reducing the burden of dengue in Cambodia
Today marks the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) annual Dengue Day. Despite the alarming rate of increase – dengue is the world’s fastest-growing vector-borne disease with approximately…