44 items related to 'Universal health coverage'
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Resources: Journal article :
Major gaps in childhood pneumonia research priorities remain
Funders of infectious disease research must turn their focus to identified pneumonia research priorities in order to work towards the Sustainable Development Goal for child survival.
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Resources: Annual review :
20 years of impact: Saving lives, transforming communities
On this, the 20th anniversary of Malaria Consortium, we reflect on the journey so far and provide insights into what we have achieved and how we seek to address the key challenges that remain.
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Resources: Technical brief :
Paving the way for universal health coverage
To help ensure our programmatic efforts continue to progress UHC in the countries in which we work, we have developed a dedicated action plan and a country assessment tool for UHC.
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UN High level meeting puts spotlight on essential investments for universal health coverage
Today in New York during the United Nation (UN)’s 78th General Assembly, a High-level meeting (UN HLM) on universal health coverage (UHC) convened nations and stakeholders with a shared vision for…
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Malaria Consortium receives gift of US$10 million from Mackenzie Scott
A message from James Tibenderana, Malaria Consortium Chief Executive As we look to recognise World Malaria Day at the end of this month, Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce a gift of US$10…
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Photo story: Eliminating malaria in Cambodia: Leaving no one behind
Cambodia has achieved significant levels of malaria reduction, aiming to eliminate all species of malaria by 2025. Despite this progress, populations living in the most remote and forested areas in…
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Innovative health financing: How to make good on the promises of Africa's new Public Health Order
Last month, a high level ministerial forum was convened by the African Centre for Disease Control (CDC) on the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly. The meeting had…
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Meet the women providing a lifeline for care in the community in Cameroon
Globally, over 70 percent of health and social sector workers are women, and in areas with a shortage of formal health workers, women make up a significant proportion of community health workers…
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Top reads of 2022
2022 was a busy year at Malaria Consortium! Thanks to our supporters, we were able to work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to…
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We must do more to increase equitable access to essential health services
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 400 million people still lack access to one or more essential health services. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a goal adopted by the…
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ASTMH 2022: Transforming health through innovation
In the third and final instalment of our ASTMH blog series, we explore the need to prioritise innovation in public health programming to optimise the impact of interventions and help ensure more…
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ASTMH 2022: The importance of equity and how we address it
In the second instalment of our ASTMH blog series, we outline some of Malaria Consortium's work around improving equitable access to health services and how this enables us to maximise the impact of…
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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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Digital tools to deliver iCCM in Uganda: Real-time data for decision-making at all levels of the health system
Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a proven community-led intervention to effectively manage common childhood illnesses including malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, for children under five…
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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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Photo story: Eliminating malaria in Cambodia
Cambodia has achieved significant levels of malaria reduction but local, mobile and migrant populations in rural areas still lack access to malaria services. Through the Regional Artemisinin…
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Strengthening local capacity: The key to sustainable development
What exactly is capacity development? Capacity development as a field has changed quite a bit, especially in the past two decades. Even today, if you were to bring five experts together, they might…
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Mobile malaria workers on the muddy pathway to malaria elimination in Cambodia
Heavy rain has been pouring down, non-stop, since the early morning. It’s one of those days during the monsoon season where we know our mobile malaria workers (MMWs) and the Malaria Consortium teams…
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Supporting country coordinating mechanisms to deliver Global Fund's strategy
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recently released a new five-year strategy, following a long period of engagement with civil society and the global health community. The…
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Snapshot of 2021
The past year has dealt us a paradoxical mix of highs and lows. After decades of research and investment, the world rejoiced at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation that the…