A nossa declaração de capacidades global descreve a nossa abordagem e experiência e fornece uma visão geral das principais áreas do nosso trabalho.21/06/2024
A nossa declaração de capacidades global descreve a nossa abordagem e experiência e fornece uma visão geral das principais áreas do nosso trabalho.
We are developing an early warning system to prepare for and control outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases caused by extreme weather in Uganda.13/05/2024
We are developing an early warning system to prepare for and control outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases caused by extreme weather in Uganda.
Malaria Consortium está empenhado em reduzir o fardo da malária e de outras doenças transmissíveis em Moçambique,
especialmente aquelas que afetam as crianças com menos de cinco anos.08/05/2024
Malaria Consortium está empenhado em reduzir o fardo da malária e de outras doenças transmissíveis em Moçambique,
especialmente aquelas que afetam as crianças com menos de cinco anos.
Over the last seven years, Malaria Consortium has been supporting the South Sudan government to implement a nationwide community health programme that aims to connect communities to essential health services.12/04/2024
Over the last seven years, Malaria Consortium has been supporting the South Sudan government to implement a nationwide community health programme that aims to connect communities to essential health services.
Malaria Consortium is committed to reducing the burden of malaria and other communicable diseases in Mozambique,
especially those affecting children under five.08/03/2024
Malaria Consortium is committed to reducing the burden of malaria and other communicable diseases in Mozambique,
especially those affecting children under five.
Malaria Consortium possui ampla experiência no apoio a iniciativas de MICC em África e na Ásia. Implementámos uma série de programas de MICC, trabalhando em parceria com ministérios da saúde…22/01/2024
Malaria Consortium possui ampla experiência no apoio a iniciativas de MICC em África e na Ásia. Implementámos uma série de programas de MICC, trabalhando em parceria com ministérios da saúde com vista a apoiar a sustentabilidade destes serviços.
Malaria Consortium possède une solide expérience en matière de soutien aux initiatives PEC-C en Afrique et en Asie. Nous avons mis en oeuvre toute une série de programmes PEC-C en…22/01/2024
Malaria Consortium possède une solide expérience en matière de soutien aux initiatives PEC-C en Afrique et en Asie. Nous avons mis en oeuvre toute une série de programmes PEC-C en partenariat avec divers ministères de la Santé.
A project to digitalise integrated community case management in South Sudan aims to address gaps in reporting and increase data quality, and could also improve child health outcomes.07/12/2023
A project to digitalise integrated community case management in South Sudan aims to address gaps in reporting and increase data quality, and could also improve child health outcomes.
With vast experience in supporting iCCM initiatives across Africa and Asia, Malaria Consortium offers technical assistance to ministries of health to implement and improve their iCCM programmes.20/09/2023
With vast experience in supporting iCCM initiatives across Africa and Asia, Malaria Consortium offers technical assistance to ministries of health to implement and improve their iCCM programmes.
Integrating upSCALE into the Ministry of Health's surveillance systems will support data-driven decision-making for community health interventions.29/06/2023
Integrating upSCALE into the Ministry of Health's surveillance systems will support data-driven decision-making for community health interventions.
The results of this cluster randomised controlled trial suggest that interventions that promote learning and increase CHWs' confidence and connectedness to the wider health system and community can increase appropriate…12/06/2023
The results of this cluster randomised controlled trial suggest that interventions that promote learning and increase CHWs' confidence and connectedness to the wider health system and community can increase appropriate treatment for malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia.
This document summarises the results of three-and-a-half years of programme implementation to scale up malaria surveillance activities in Mozambique.11/05/2023
This document summarises the results of three-and-a-half years of programme implementation to scale up malaria surveillance activities in Mozambique.
With our project partners, we implemented a range of activities to improve surveillance data quality and to enhance the use of data for decision-making.29/09/2022
With our project partners, we implemented a range of activities to improve surveillance data quality and to enhance the use of data for decision-making.
The upSCALE digital health platform has been developed to improve quality and coverage of health services at the community level in Mozambique.26/07/2022
The upSCALE digital health platform has been developed to improve quality and coverage of health services at the community level in Mozambique.
The Digital Diagnostics for Africa Network have identified new technologies with the potential to bring the laboratory to the patient, wherever they may be.01/07/2022
The Digital Diagnostics for Africa Network have identified new technologies with the potential to bring the laboratory to the patient, wherever they may be.
Digital health can bring quality health services to hard-to-reach areas and facilitate real-time access to health information and data for informed decision-making.26/03/2022
Digital health can bring quality health services to hard-to-reach areas and facilitate real-time access to health information and data for informed decision-making.
Existing community structures, such as health extension workers, play a pivotal role in improving malaria detection and surveillance in Ethiopia.
03/03/2022
Existing community structures, such as health extension workers, play a pivotal role in improving malaria detection and surveillance in Ethiopia.
Desde 2016, Malaria Consortium tem sido o principal parceiro de implementação de um sistema digital de informação de saúde comunitária designado upSCALE.02/02/2022
Desde 2016, Malaria Consortium tem sido o principal parceiro de implementação de um sistema digital de informação de saúde comunitária designado upSCALE.
As soluções de saúde digital ajudaram a superar os desafios logísticos, como aqueles decorrentes das condições meteorológicas adversas e da instabilidade política.18/06/2021
As soluções de saúde digital ajudaram a superar os desafios logísticos, como aqueles decorrentes das condições meteorológicas adversas e da instabilidade política.
We are carrying out SMC programmes across Burkina Faso and are exploring the potential of digital solutions to strengthen health systems in the country. 09/06/2021
We are carrying out SMC programmes across Burkina Faso and are exploring the potential of digital solutions to strengthen health systems in the country.
Nous menons des programmes de CPS à travers le Burkina Faso et explorons le potentiel des solutions numériques pour renforcer les systèmes de santé dans le pays.09/06/2021
Nous menons des programmes de CPS à travers le Burkina Faso et explorons le potentiel des solutions numériques pour renforcer les systèmes de santé dans le pays.
In Ethiopia, we are tackling malaria, neglected tropical diseases and poor child health indicators through innovative approaches to health systems strengthening.19/04/2021
In Ethiopia, we are tackling malaria, neglected tropical diseases and poor child health indicators through innovative approaches to health systems strengthening.
During the first year of implementing our three-year project in Mozambique, we carried out general activities to accelerate malaria case reduction.11/03/2021
During the first year of implementing our three-year project in Mozambique, we carried out general activities to accelerate malaria case reduction.
Acreditamos que a saúde digital é essencial para alcançar um acesso equitativo a um serviço de qualidade e aumentar a eficácia e eficiência dos sistemas de saúde.25/01/2021
Acreditamos que a saúde digital é essencial para alcançar um acesso equitativo a um serviço de qualidade e aumentar a eficácia e eficiência dos sistemas de saúde.
Nous croyons que la santé numérique est essentielle pour assurer un accès équitable à une gestion de cas de qualité et améliorer l’efficacité des systèmes de santé.14/01/2021
Nous croyons que la santé numérique est essentielle pour assurer un accès équitable à une gestion de cas de qualité et améliorer l’efficacité des systèmes de santé.
We believe digital health is key to achieving equitable access to quality case management and advancing health system effectiveness and efficiency.04/12/2020
We believe digital health is key to achieving equitable access to quality case management and advancing health system effectiveness and efficiency.
We are piloting the use of a geospatial platform called Reveal to support the planning, distribution and tracking of SMC in northern Nigeria.26/11/2020
We are piloting the use of a geospatial platform called Reveal to support the planning, distribution and tracking of SMC in northern Nigeria.
This study seeks to assess the feasibility of using artificial intelligence on mobile devices to determine respiratory rate in under-fives in low- and middle-income countries.11/11/2020
This study seeks to assess the feasibility of using artificial intelligence on mobile devices to determine respiratory rate in under-fives in low- and middle-income countries.
Cette déclaration de capacité détaille notre expertise substantielle en matière de surveillance et de riposte, en mettant en évidence des projets en Afrique et en Asie.26/08/2020
Cette déclaration de capacité détaille notre expertise substantielle en matière de surveillance et de riposte, en mettant en évidence des projets en Afrique et en Asie.
Esta declaração de capacidade detalha nossa experiência substancial em vigilância e resposta à malária, destacando projetos na África e na Ásia.26/08/2020
Esta declaração de capacidade detalha nossa experiência substancial em vigilância e resposta à malária, destacando projetos na África e na Ásia.
Fizemos adaptações tecnológicas à plataforma digital upSCALE existente em Moçambique para apoiar os profissionais de saúde a responder à pandemia.
18/06/2020
Fizemos adaptações tecnológicas à plataforma digital upSCALE existente em Moçambique para apoiar os profissionais de saúde a responder à pandemia.
We made technological adaptations to Mozambique's existing upSCALE digital platform to support health workers' ability to respond to the pandemic.29/05/2020
We made technological adaptations to Mozambique's existing upSCALE digital platform to support health workers' ability to respond to the pandemic.
We provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to improve disease surveillance and community-based maternal and child healthcare. 12/11/2019
We provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to improve disease surveillance and community-based maternal and child healthcare.
This capacity statement outlines our contribution to supporting countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Malaria Consortium considers UHC, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), fundamental to the…20/05/2019
This capacity statement outlines our contribution to supporting countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Malaria Consortium considers UHC, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), fundamental to the design and implementation of all our programmes. Our tailored interventions…
The project will strengthen the ability of basic health staff to provide necessary supervision, and address shortage of stocks for rapid diagnostic tests and medicines.25/04/2019
The project will strengthen the ability of basic health staff to provide necessary supervision, and address shortage of stocks for rapid diagnostic tests and medicines.
While ownership of mobile devices in Mozambique is growing fast, discrepancies based on gender and location remain. The socio-cultural barriers such inequalities create may limit the community’s acceptance of health…13/12/2018
While ownership of mobile devices in Mozambique is growing fast, discrepancies based on gender and location remain. The socio-cultural barriers such inequalities create may limit the community’s acceptance of health workers using mobile devices during consultations.
In 2017, Malaria Consortium trialled…
The collection of journal articles, systematic reviews, and reports published over the last decade that attest to the potential of digital technologies to achieve health workforce improvements across all aspects…10/10/2018
The collection of journal articles, systematic reviews, and reports published over the last decade that attest to the potential of digital technologies to achieve health workforce improvements across all aspects of the health system is vast. As a capacity-building mechanism,…
Despite recent reductions in morbidity and mortality, malaria remains the largest public health problem in Mozambique, accounting for 29 percent of all hospital deaths and 42 percent of deaths among…02/10/2018
Despite recent reductions in morbidity and mortality, malaria remains the largest public health problem in Mozambique, accounting for 29 percent of all hospital deaths and 42 percent of deaths among children under five. This brief summarises findings from a comprehensive…
This brief discusses the effectiveness of Myanmar’s malaria surveillance system in enhancing the management and use of data. It also considers the National Malaria Control Programme's efforts to develop capacity…21/09/2018
This brief discusses the effectiveness of Myanmar’s malaria surveillance system in enhancing the management and use of data. It also considers the National Malaria Control Programme's efforts to develop capacity around surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation.
Poor health worker performance is a well-documented obstacle to quality service provision. Due to the increasingly widespread availability of mobile devices, mobile health (mHealth) has received growing attention as a…06/09/2018
Poor health worker performance is a well-documented obstacle to quality service provision. Due to the increasingly widespread availability of mobile devices, mobile health (mHealth) has received growing attention as a service improvement tool. This pilot study explored feasibility, acceptability and…
The project aims to refine and expand a mobile health system for Mozambique's national community health worker programme to improve the quality and coverage of community-based health services and overall…15/05/2018
The project aims to refine and expand a mobile health system for Mozambique's national community health worker programme to improve the quality and coverage of community-based health services and overall programme management.
Este projecto visa aprimorar e implementar um sistema móvel de saúde digital para o Programa Nacional dos Agentes Polivalentes Elementares em Moçambique, de modo a melhorar a qualidade e cobertura…15/05/2018
Este projecto visa aprimorar e implementar um sistema móvel de saúde digital para o Programa Nacional dos Agentes Polivalentes Elementares em Moçambique, de modo a melhorar a qualidade e cobertura dos cuidados comunitários de saúde e a gestão do programa.
This brochure outlines the upSCALE platform, a digital strategy created to strengthen health systems and community health delivery, currently being implemented in the Mozambique provinces of Inhambane, Cabo Delgado and…12/07/2017
This brochure outlines the upSCALE platform, a digital strategy created to strengthen health systems and community health delivery, currently being implemented in the Mozambique provinces of Inhambane, Cabo Delgado and soon in Zambezia. The platform collects real-time data entered by…
Abstract
Strengthening the surveillance component is key toward achieving country-wide malaria elimination in Cambodia. A web-based upgraded malaria information system (MIS) was deemed to essentially act as the central component for…14/06/2017
Abstract
Strengthening the surveillance component is key toward achieving country-wide malaria elimination in Cambodia. A web-based upgraded malaria information system (MIS) was deemed to essentially act as the central component for surveillance strengthening. New functionality (eg, data visualization) and operational (eg,…
To address key barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), Malaria Consortium developed a pilot intervention that trained health workers on malaria in pregnancy.…29/03/2017
To address key barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), Malaria Consortium developed a pilot intervention that trained health workers on malaria in pregnancy. Following the training, they received text messages reinforcing the training…
This project aims to strengthen Myanmar's surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation systems to help the country meet its malaria elimination objectives. After developing a new malaria surveillance tool together with…16/12/2016
This project aims to strengthen Myanmar's surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation systems to help the country meet its malaria elimination objectives. After developing a new malaria surveillance tool together with the National Malaria Control Programme, Malaria Consortium rolled out the…
Malaria Consortium’s inSCALE project has been working to scale up quality integrated community case management programmes to improve child health in Uganda and Mozambique. This learning paper details the process…21/11/2016
Malaria Consortium’s inSCALE project has been working to scale up quality integrated community case management programmes to improve child health in Uganda and Mozambique. This learning paper details the process of establishing mobile health interventions to improve community health workers’…
O projeto inSCALE da Malaria Consortium tem se empenhado para aumentar a qualidade dos programas de manejo integrado de casos na comunidade, de forma a melhorar a saúde infantil na…21/11/2016
O projeto inSCALE da Malaria Consortium tem se empenhado para aumentar a qualidade dos programas de manejo integrado de casos na comunidade, de forma a melhorar a saúde infantil na Uganda e em Moçambique. Este Documento de Aprendizagem detalha o…
Este projecto vai conceber e implementar o sistema mHealth em Moçambique, utilizando dados recolhidos em tempo real pelos profi ssionais de saúde da comunidade, de modo a melhorar a gestão…01/09/2016
Este projecto vai conceber e implementar o sistema mHealth em Moçambique, utilizando dados recolhidos em tempo real pelos profi ssionais de saúde da comunidade, de modo a melhorar a gestão e distribuição de serviços de saúde com qualidade e em…
This brief describes the design and implemention of a mobile health (mHealth) system in Mozambique that uses real-time data collected by community health workers to improve the management and delivery…31/08/2016
This brief describes the design and implemention of a mobile health (mHealth) system in Mozambique that uses real-time data collected by community health workers to improve the management and delivery of quality health services.
When properly trained and equipped, community health workers (CHWs) in Africa have the potential to reduce child deaths from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea by up to 60 percent through delivering…01/03/2016
When properly trained and equipped, community health workers (CHWs) in Africa have the potential to reduce child deaths from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea by up to 60 percent through delivering integrated community case management (iCCM). The Innovations at Scale for…
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five, particularly in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers (CHWs) providing health services in rural and…01/12/2015
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five, particularly in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers (CHWs) providing health services in rural and hard to reach areas have been trained to diagnose pneumonia…
This project aims to identify the most accurate, acceptable, scalable and user-friendly respiratory rate timers and pulse oximeters for the detection of pneumonia symptoms in children by community health…26/10/2015
This project aims to identify the most accurate, acceptable, scalable and user-friendly respiratory rate timers and pulse oximeters for the detection of pneumonia symptoms in children by community health workers and frontline health facility workers in four low-income countries.…
Background
Community health workers are reemerging as an essential component of health systems in low-income countries. However, there are concerns that unless they are adequately supported, their motivation and performance will…01/07/2015
Background
Community health workers are reemerging as an essential component of health systems in low-income countries. However, there are concerns that unless they are adequately supported, their motivation and performance will be suboptimal. mHealth presents an opportunity to improve support for…
Background
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for addressing the enduring programmatic constraints of…30/04/2015
Background
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for addressing the enduring programmatic constraints of worker motivation, retention and performance. This paper describes how two…
Background
If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it is essential to maintain…12/04/2015
Background
If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it is essential to maintain CHW motivation and performance. The inSCALE project aims to evaluate,…
This brief discusses the impact of the inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application on community health worker motivation, performance and retention, with the aim to increase the quality and coverage…09/11/2014
This brief discusses the impact of the inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application on community health worker motivation, performance and retention, with the aim to increase the quality and coverage of integrated community case management in Mozambique. The application walks…
Diagnosis is one of many crucial components in the fight against malaria. Misdiagnosis or a lack of proper diagnosis can often lead to worsening symptoms and even death in patients…09/05/2014
Diagnosis is one of many crucial components in the fight against malaria. Misdiagnosis or a lack of proper diagnosis can often lead to worsening symptoms and even death in patients and can unnecessarily drain antimalarial supplies in low-resource areas. Rapid…
The primary aim of this assessment is to evaluate current approaches to malaria surveillance in Myanmar and to provide a set of practical and feasible recommendations to further strengthen the…28/04/2014
The primary aim of this assessment is to evaluate current approaches to malaria surveillance in Myanmar and to provide a set of practical and feasible recommendations to further strengthen the surveillance system in the short to medium term. The assessment…
This project brief describes a project to improve malaria programming implementation in the Greater Mekong Subregion and build an evidence platform capable of developing and evaluating operational research, surveillance and…01/01/2014
This project brief describes a project to improve malaria programming implementation in the Greater Mekong Subregion and build an evidence platform capable of developing and evaluating operational research, surveillance and monitoring and evaluation activities.
Prior to 2009 the main source of malaria case data in Cambodia came from the National Health Information System (HIS) which provided aggregate data at operational district (OD) level. Whilst…01/01/2014
Prior to 2009 the main source of malaria case data in Cambodia came from the National Health Information System (HIS) which provided aggregate data at operational district (OD) level. Whilst useful for reporting total cases, this data was not sufficient…
In collaboration with the national malaria control programme in Cambodia (CNM), Malaria Consortium developed a diverse set of tools to improve malaria surveillance and to provide the information needed by…09/12/2013
In collaboration with the national malaria control programme in Cambodia (CNM), Malaria Consortium developed a diverse set of tools to improve malaria surveillance and to provide the information needed by national and district staff to manage the national malaria programme,…
The inSCALE project evaluates how the quality of health care provided by community health workers in Mozambique can be assessed and improved. 01/12/2013
The inSCALE project evaluates how the quality of health care provided by community health workers in Mozambique can be assessed and improved.
This project brief describes piloting a SMS technology in the private sector to improve referrals and integrate private patient data into the National Malaria Information System (MIS) in Cambodia. This…07/11/2013
This project brief describes piloting a SMS technology in the private sector to improve referrals and integrate private patient data into the National Malaria Information System (MIS) in Cambodia. This pilot project will assess for the first time the potential…
This study conducted a thematic review of how mHealth projects have approached the intersection of cellular technology and public health in low- and middle-income countries.09/09/2013
This study conducted a thematic review of how mHealth projects have approached the intersection of cellular technology and public health in low- and middle-income countries.
The inSCALE project, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is working to increase coverage of integrated community case management (ICCM) and expand the number of VHTs trained to…02/08/2013
The inSCALE project, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is working to increase coverage of integrated community case management (ICCM) and expand the number of VHTs trained to treat children under five years for diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria.…
This is a project brief describing efforts to support the implementation of a functional health management information system (HMIS) in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.19/06/2013
This is a project brief describing efforts to support the implementation of a functional health management information system (HMIS) in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.
This is a technical brief on the inSCALE Project's use of mobile health technology to improve Community Health Worker motivation and performance in Uganda. 28/05/2013
This is a technical brief on the inSCALE Project's use of mobile health technology to improve Community Health Worker motivation and performance in Uganda.
This is a project brief on the inSCALE Project and its aim to increase coverage of integrated community case management, which provides community-based care for diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. 28/05/2013
This is a project brief on the inSCALE Project and its aim to increase coverage of integrated community case management, which provides community-based care for diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria.
O objectivo do projecto é demonstrar que sob a liderança do Ministério da Saúde, o programa de Manejo Integrado de Casos na Comunidade (MICC) pode ser expandido para 30% dos…01/02/2013
O objectivo do projecto é demonstrar que sob a liderança do Ministério da Saúde, o programa de Manejo Integrado de Casos na Comunidade (MICC) pode ser expandido para 30% dos distritos, o que resultará num maior acesso aos cuidados de…
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's work to motivate and support the work of Village Health Teams in Uganda through Village Health Club forums and meetings. 07/08/2012
This is a project brief on Malaria Consortium's work to motivate and support the work of Village Health Teams in Uganda through Village Health Club forums and meetings.
Village health teams (VHTs) can play an important role in reducing the number of child deaths in Ugandan communities. In order to achieve this, they need to be properly trained,…10/01/2012
Village health teams (VHTs) can play an important role in reducing the number of child deaths in Ugandan communities. In order to achieve this, they need to be properly trained, supported and motivated. VHT performance and motivation is influenced by…
Abstract
Monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance measure how well public health programs operate over time and achieve their goals. This report of the malERA Consultative Group on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Surveillance, focuses…25/01/2011
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Monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance measure how well public health programs operate over time and achieve their goals. This report of the malERA Consultative Group on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Surveillance, focuses on defining the monitoring and evaluation and surveillance research and…