This technical brief describes the approaches and lessons learned from the Malaria Control in Cambodia (MCC) project in mobilizing village malaria workers (VMWs) as an important source of information regarding malaria cases in remote communities. MCC is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by University Research Co., … [Read more...] about Malaria Control in Cambodia: Community Mobilization for Malaria Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Final Report: ProMPT Ghana Project
This report summarizes the achievements and results of the Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment (ProMPT) Ghana project. It presents the strategies used, lessons learned, and implications for future activities. ProMPT Ghana was a four-year, USAID-funded project under the President’s Malaria Initiative. The project aimed to strengthen the capacity, effectiveness, and reach … [Read more...] about Final Report: ProMPT Ghana Project
Community Health Workers in Benin Save Lives by Diagnosing Malaria
The Benin Integrated Family Health Project (Projet Intégré de Santé Familiale, PISAF) works to increase access to and improve the quality of family health services. This project report describes how, in remote areas where formal health workers are scarce, PISAF trains volunteer community health workers (CHWs) to provide basic services. These CHWs receive kits and are able to … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers in Benin Save Lives by Diagnosing Malaria
Scale-Up of Home-Based Management of Malaria Based on Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy in a Resource-Poor Country: Results in Senegal
In Senegal, an HMM pilot study in 2008 demonstrated the feasibility of integrated use of RDTs and ACT in remote villages by volunteer Home Care Providers (HCP). This paper reports the results of the scale-up in the targeted communities and the impact of the strategy on malaria in the formal health sector. Results show home-based management of malaria including … [Read more...] about Scale-Up of Home-Based Management of Malaria Based on Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy in a Resource-Poor Country: Results in Senegal
Integrating Child Health Services into Malaria Control Services of Village Malaria Workers in Remote Cambodia: Service Utilization and Knowledge of Malaria Management of Caregivers
This study aimed to identify determinants of caregivers’ use of village malaria workers services for childhood illness and caregivers’ knowledge of malaria management. This paper looks at a program in Cambodia, where village malaria workers (VMW) have been providing malaria control services in remote villages. The study aimed to identify determinants of caregivers’ VMW … [Read more...] about Integrating Child Health Services into Malaria Control Services of Village Malaria Workers in Remote Cambodia: Service Utilization and Knowledge of Malaria Management of Caregivers