369 items related to 'Vector control'
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Photo story :
Photo story: Universal net coverage is saving lives in South Sudan
Adut is a mother of four children (soon to be five) from South Sudan. Every year, her local community suffers the effects of malaria, with lives lost to this preventable and treatable disease.
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Blog :
Investing in research: Moving the dial for effective, equitable healthcare
Globally, countries in Africa and Asia face the world's highest mortality rates attributable to diseases including malaria, dengue and pneumonia. Research plays a critical role in improving health…
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New WHO-recommended nets to target areas with insecticide-resistance
Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its Guidelines for Malaria, recommending the use of a new class of mosquito net, containing two active ingredients to kill and repel…
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New report outlines community-led approaches as critical in confronting last mile challenges in malaria elimination
Earlier this month, the Asia-Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN), together with Malaria Consortium and the Asia-Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA), published a report promoting the use…
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Resources: Project brief :
Distributing mosquito bite-prevention tools among forest goers
We are distributing malaria prevention tools among people in remote forested areas in Cambodia to support malaria elimination.
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completedBuilding resilience against future threats through vector control
Malaria Consortium will help address the most pressing challenges facing vector control interventions for malaria and Aedes-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia as part of the…
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Resources: Annual review :
Unlocking universal health coverage: Impact report 2022
This report highlights how Malaria Consortium is contributing towards universal health coverage.
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Blog :
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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Resources: Capacity statement :
Universal health coverage
Universal health coverage is fundamental to the design and implementation of our programmes.
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completedBite Interruption towards Elimination (BITE)
In Mondulkiri province, Malaria Consortium will distribute and promote appropriate use of bite prevention tools to individuals within high-risk, forest exposed populations as part of their routine…
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Resources: Project brief :
Delivering a long-lasting insecticidal net campaign in South Sudan
We are carrying out a mass long-lasting insecticidal net distribution campaign in the states of Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, Warrap and Western Equatoria to combat…
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International Day of the Girl: Community-led approach to improving access to sexual health and family planning services in South Sudan
Adut is 18 years old, and a student living in Naivasha. She has been helping to inform young people within her school and community about accessing sexual health services and spreading awareness of…
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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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Videos :
Developing African research networks and training opportunities for capacity-strengthening in Arbovirus surveillance and response
Malaria Consortium webinar with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine discussing current and future arbovirus threats in Africa, with experts sharing their experiences at a national and…
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The impact of Global Fund investment in fighting malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is a critical financing mechanism that has invested more than US$55 billion over the last 20 years to fund health programmes in…
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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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The spectre of rising mosquito-borne urban disease
According to the United Nations, since 2007, more people globally are now living in cities than at any other time in history. In Africa, projections show that by 2030 the urban population will rise…
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Renewed UK-ASEAN development partnership
On 4 August, the first Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to draw up a Plan of Action to guide implementation of the goals and objectives of the Association of…
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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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Third International Malaria Vector Surveillance for Elimination course in India
Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have achieved significant levels of malaria reduction, but many still face the challenge of residual malaria. With the emerging threat of…