369 items related to 'Vector control'
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Malaria Prevention and Control in Mozambique
This is a project brief describing work to support the Mozambican government to reduce malaria throughout the country, by scaling up prevention and control efforts with community involvement.
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Nigeria: NetWorks Project
This is a project brief describing support to the Nigerian government in the development of sustainable, comprehensive and multi-channel systems to achieve and maintain high ownership and use of long…
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Nigeria: Community health centres distribute nets to pregnant women
Malaria Consortium’s Senior Technical Malaria Officer, Osita Okonkwo, interviews Fatima Abdulwahab from Wuse District, near Abuja, to hear her views on using mosquito nets.
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South Sudan: Community-based LLIN Continuous Distribution Pilot
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's pilot project to establish a community-based continuous distribution system of long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) in South Sudan.
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Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP): Context and an overview of programme achievements, experiences and lessons
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of SuNMaP’s achievements, experiences and lessons in the course of programme implementation. It highlights some of the implications of current…
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Review of delivery strategies for insecticide treated mosquito nets – are we ready for the next phase of malaria control efforts?
This review found that campaign distributions that target the general population are best suited for the scale-up phase of universal access to long-lasting insecticidal nets.
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The impact of mass drug administration and long-lasting insecticidal net distribution on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in humans and mosquitoes: An observational study in Northern Uganda
This study aimed to investigate whether large-scale distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets could contribute towards the mass drug administration-based transmission control of lymphatic…
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System effectiveness of a targeted free mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Zanzibar, Tanzania
A targeted mass distribution of free LLINs to children under five and pregnant women was implemented in Zanzibar between August 2005 and January 2006. This study evaluates the outcomes of this…
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How many mosquito nets are needed to achieve universal coverage? Recommendations for the quantification and allocation of long-lasting insecticidal nets for mass campaigns
Abstract Long-lasting insecticidal nets are an effective tool for malaria prevention, and "universal coverage" with such nets is increasingly the goal of national malaria control programmes.…
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Evidence for a useful life of more than three years for a polyester-based long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net in western Uganda
Abstract Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) are now standard for the prevention of malaria. However, only products with recommendation for public use from the World Health Organization should be…
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Evaluation of interceptor long-lasting insecticidal nets in eight communities in Liberia
Abstract There has been a renewed emphasis on preventive measures for malaria at community and individual levels. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have been strongly advocated for use to…
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Costs and effects of two public sector delivery channels for long-lasting insecticidal nets in Uganda
Abstract In Uganda, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) have been predominantly delivered through two public sector channels: targeted campaigns or routine antenatal care (ANC) services. Their…
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Can universal insecticide-treated net campaigns achieve equity in coverage and use? The case of northern Nigeria
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are effective tools for malaria prevention and can significantly reduce severe disease and mortality due to malaria, especially among children under five in endemic…
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An assessment of lot quality assurance sampling to evaluate malaria outcome indicators: Extending malaria indicator surveys
Abstract Large investments and increased global prioritization of malaria prevention and treatment have resulted in greater emphasis on programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in many…
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A stitch in time: a cross-sectional survey looking at long lasting insecticide-treated bed net ownership, utilization and attrition in SNNPR, Ethiopia
Since 2002/03, an estimated 4.7 million nets have been distributed in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) among an at risk population of approximately 10 million people.…
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Nigeria SuNMaP Project Brochure
In Nigeria, Malaria Consortium and partners are working on the Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP), a comprehensive project to prevent, treat, and monitor malaria and build local capacity…
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Supporting Village Health Teams in Uganda - Catherine Nassiwa
This is a case study on Catherine Nassiwa, who uses her role as the Malaria Focal Person in Kiboga district, Uganda to coordinate activities and mobilise development partners, Village Health Team…
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Beyond Garki
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's Beyond Garki project, which seeks to support existing health services in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda to monitor changing malaria…
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Managing the risk of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria
Through Malaria Consortium's coordination of Nigeria's Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP), Tosin Kareem, pregnant with her second child, receives advice and a long lasting insecticidal…
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Baby Goodluck
This case study looks at one young family's experience of preventing malaria through the use of a long lasting insecticide-treated net (LLIN), provided through Malaria Consortium's Pioneer Project in…