369 items related to 'Vector control'
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Resources: Project brief :
Implementing integrated vector management for dengue control in Cambodia: Community perceptions and policy development
This project will evaluate viable alternatives for dengue vector control in Cambodia and will establish a set of useful policy recommendations for the Ministry of Health to help reduce the prevalence…
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Resources: Journal article :
Impact of a behaviour change communication programme on net durability in eastern Uganda
Background The importance of net durability and the average useful life of a net is increasingly recognized as one of the critical factors that determine how often nets need to be replaced. A study…
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Resources: Journal article :
Entomological surveillance following a long-lasting insecticidal net universal coverage campaign in Midwestern Uganda
Background A universal coverage campaign (UCC) with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) was implemented in four districts in Midwestern Uganda in 2009–2010. Entomological surveys were carried out…
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Resources: Journal article :
Monitoring changes in malaria epidemiology and effectiveness of interventions in Ethiopia and Uganda: Beyond Garki Project baseline survey
Scale-up of malaria interventions seems to have contributed to a decline in the disease, but other factors may be at play. Understanding changes in transmission and determinant factors will help to…
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Malaria Consortium's support to planning and capacity building in Nigeria acknowledged at Annual Performance Review
During August, an evaluation team from the UK Department for International Development (DfID) met with stakeholders and partners in Nigeria as part of its annual programme review of ‘Support to…
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Malaria Consortium joins the Dengue Tribes campaign
Over 2.5 billion people – approximately 40 percent of the world’s population – are now at risk from dengue, with over 125 countries being infected annually. It is globally a neglected disease, yet…
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completedScaling Up for Universal Coverage and Impact
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Beyond Garki baseline results released, highlighting changes in malaria environment
Over the last 15 years, increased global investment in fighting malaria has contributed substantially to reduction in the prevalence of the disease in endemic countries around the world. With the…
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Resources: Technical brief :
Monitoring malaria epidemiology and control in Ethiopia and Uganda: Baseline survey
This report presents the results of the first survey carried out by the Beyond Garki project in October–November 2012 in four sites in Ethiopia and Uganda. It shows a number of interesting malaria…
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Resources: Journal article :
The effect of single or repeated home visits on the hanging and use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets following a mass distribution campaign: A cluster randomized, controlled trial
Background The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of commonly used post-campaign hang-up visits on the hanging and use of campaign nets. Methods A cluster-randomized trial was…
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Malaria Consortium's 'Stop Malaria Project' ends with close-out event
This month marked the completion of the Stop Malaria Project, which had been running across Uganda for six years. Funded by USAID/President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and led by Johns Hopkins…
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Ugandan Pioneer Project unveils achievements and charts the way forward
25 February – With 100 percent of its population at risk of malaria and 15,632 deaths from malaria occurring last year, Uganda faces many challenges. Chief among these are high malaria transmission,…
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Pioneer Project - in pictures
Malaria Consortium’s Pioneer project was a five-year initiative in Uganda that reduced the malaria burden in the country using a variety of effective methods. Take a look at the gallery below to…
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Resources: Poster :
A qualitative study to assess consumer preferences and barriers to use of long lasting insecticidal nets in Myanmar
This poster discusses a qualitative study undertaken in 2014 across three regions in Myanmar with varying levels of artemisinin resistance to explore preferences and barriers associated with using…
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Resources: Journal article :
What happens to lost nets: A multi-country analysis of reasons for LLIN attrition using 14 household surveys in four countries
Background While significant focus has been given to net distribution, little is known about what is done with nets that leave a household, either to be used by others or when they are discarded. To…
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New paper highlights the role of the commercial sector in net coverage
Malaria Consortium is pleased to release a new Learning Paper on developing a long lasting insecticidal net retail (LLIN) market in Nigeria, highlighting how the commercial sector can help to expand…
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Resources: Learning paper :
Developing a long lasting insecticidal net retail market in Nigeria
In Nigeria, long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are distributed through mass distribution campaigns and routine distribution — to reach the most vulnerable groups — as well as through the private…
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Report shows impressive progress in reducing malaria cases and deaths
(London) Malaria Consortium welcomes the release of the World Health Organization’s 2014 World Malaria Report today and the encouraging news it delivers on the progress made toward reaching global…
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Scale-up of effective malaria control dramatically reduces deaths
The World Malaria Report 2014 shares the good news, but warns the fight is far from over The World Malaria Report 2014, released today by the World Health Organization, was launched in the UK…
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Malaria Consortium at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2014
Malaria Consortium gave a number of presentations at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting (JITMM 2014) and the 8th seminar on Food- and Water-borne Parasitic Zoonoses (FBPZ8) in Bangkok…