214 items related to 'Treatment'
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Resources: Learning paper :
Establishing Village Health Clubs to improve community health worker motivation and performance
Malaria Consortium’s inSCALE project has been supporting the scale-up of quality integrated community case management programmes to improve child health in Uganda. This paper details the process of…
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Resources: Poster :
Improving outcomes of severe malaria management: The role of a community transport referral system in a rural district in eastern Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the results of cross sectional surveys exploring whether a transport referral system…
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Resources: Poster :
Health workers’ knowledge and administration of injectable artesunate in Ethiopia
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and assesses health workers' knowledge on injectable artesunate and how to administer it to treat…
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Resources: Project report :
Making connections: The Mbale malaria control project strengthens links between communities and health systems to reduce child deaths
This report showcases the impact of our Mbale malaria control project through the voices of implementers and beneficiaries. The project ran between 2011 and 2015, and aimed to contribute to the…
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Resources: Journal article :
Malaria and the mobile and migrant population in Cambodia: A population movement framework to inform strategies for malaria control and elimination
Background The relationships between human population movement (HPM) and health are a concern at global level. In the case of malaria, those links are crucial in relation to the spread of drug…
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Resources: Learning brief :
‘The health shop’: Applying integrated marketing communication to generate demand for malaria testing in the private and public sectors
This brief presents lessons learnt when using an integrated marketing communication (IMC) approach to increase demand for and uptake of artemisinin-based combination therapies and malaria rapid…
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Resources: Journal article :
Routine monitoring systems for integrated community case management programs: Lessons from 18 countries in sub–Saharan Africa
Abstract Integrated community case management (iCCM) programs are expanding rapidly in many low– and middle–income countries, particularly in sub–Saharan Africa. Conclusions from the recent review of…
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Resources: Journal article :
Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa
Aim To identify better performing iCCM programs in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA) and identify factors associated with better performance using routine data. Methods We examined 15 evaluations or studies…
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Setting global research priorities for integrated community case management (iCCM): Results from a CHNRI (Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative) exercise
Aims To systematically identify global research gaps and resource priorities for integrated community case management (iCCM). Methods An iCCM Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI)…
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completedIyolwa Health Centre phase 1 and 2
This project funded by Comic Relief aims to provide local level expertise and support for the refurbishment of Iyolwa Health Centre, Tororo district, Uganda. Endorsed by the Ministry of Health and…
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Resources: Poster :
Development and piloting of a unified technology solution for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It discusses the uptake of a mobile application trial by providers.…
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Blended e-learning course: An innovative approach to train private providers on diagnosis and treatment of febrile illnesses
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It discusses the impact of a combined instructor-led and e-learning…
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Resources: Poster :
Effectiveness and treatment adherence to artemether-lumefantrine colour coded unit dosed blister-packs versus standard blister-packs in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ugandan children: A randomised controlled equivalence trial
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It shows that standard blister-packs could serve as alternatives to…
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Videos :
Assessment of communication and clinical skills of community health workers in rural Uganda
Presentation by Dr James Ssekitooleko from Malaria Consortium.
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completede-Enhanced Social Marketing Project in Ghana
The Ghana e-Enhance Social Marketing (ESMI) Project is a 2 ½ year DFID supported project to be implemented in the six southern regions of the country - Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Western, Central…
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Community Case Management of Pneumonia in Zambia
Dr Kirstie Graham discusses factors that determine rational use of antibiotics.
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Resources: Advocacy report :
Malaria in 2014: An unprecedented opportunity at the dawn of a new era
Published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (APPMG), this report outlines the leading role the UK has played in achieving solid progress in the fight…
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Resources: Poster :
Integrated community case management in practice: Lessons learnt from a participatory evaluation in three African countries
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and discusses various stakeholder perspectives on introducing large-scale integrated community case…
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Resources: Poster :
Impact of an integrated community case management programme on uptake of appropriate diarrhoea and pneumonia treatments in Uganda: A propensity score matching and equity analysis study
This poster was presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town and assesses how integrated community case management as the first point of care improves equity and…
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Videos :
Dr Apinya Niramitsantipong at JITMM 2013 - Status of drug resistance containment in Asia
At the joint international tropical medicine meeting, held in Bangkok in December 2013, Malaria Consortium hosted a symposium on resistance and elimination in the region. 'Taking the resistance out…