In Zambia, a program that combined community-based malaria care and targeted testing (CCM + RTAT) using community health workers helped people get malaria treatment earlier. This led to fewer cases showing up at health facilities and lower death rates among children hospitalized with malaria. The children also had less severe illness and shorter hospital stays. However, while … [Read more...] about Program Evaluation of Community Case Management with Reactive Test and Treat for Malaria in a High-Transmission Setting
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Advancing malaria reactive case detection in a Zambia-like setting: A modeling study
In Zambia, identifying hidden malaria cases is crucial for elimination, but reactive case detection (RCD) faces challenges like limited community health workers (CHWs) and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). A mathematical model assessed ways to improve RCD effectiveness, showing that shortages of CHWs and RDTs significantly increase malaria cases. Adding focal mass drug … [Read more...] about Advancing malaria reactive case detection in a Zambia-like setting: A modeling study
Training Community Health Workers to Support Families of Children With Disabilities: Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations
This study describes a training program for community health workers in Lusaka, Zambia, to support families of children with disabilities. U.S. faculty partnered with a local organization to train supervisors, who then trained community volunteers. The training improved knowledge and skills, but attitudes toward children with disabilities showed little change. COVID-19 caused … [Read more...] about Training Community Health Workers to Support Families of Children With Disabilities: Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations
Malaria community case management usage and quality of malaria care in a moderate Plasmodium falciparum burden region of Chadiza District, Zambia
This report examines malaria case management in Chadiza District, Zambia, where community case management (CCM) programs are expanding to include all ages, not just children under 5. A survey of 11,030 participants found a malaria prevalence of 19.1%, with school-aged children showing the highest rates at 28.8%. Among those who reported fever, a significant number sought … [Read more...] about Malaria community case management usage and quality of malaria care in a moderate Plasmodium falciparum burden region of Chadiza District, Zambia
Exploring measures to increase detection of malaria cases through reactive case detection in a Southern Province of Zambia-like Setup: A modeling study
In Zambia, malaria prevalence varies by location, making it hard to effectively target infections. Many asymptomatic cases do not seek healthcare, so reactive case detection (RCD) is needed to identify these undetected infections. However, challenges like a lack of community health workers (CHWs), limited access to residents, and shortages of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) … [Read more...] about Exploring measures to increase detection of malaria cases through reactive case detection in a Southern Province of Zambia-like Setup: A modeling study