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Pregnant adolescents and nurses perspectives on accessibility and utilization of maternal and child health information in Ohangwena Region, Namibia

Shatilwe, J. T.; Hlongwana, K.; Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. (2022) CC2

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Apr 5;22(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04619-w. Adolescent reproductive health is still a challenge in Low and Middle Income Come Countries (LMICs). However, the reasons for the inability of most pregnant adolescent girls to access and utilize maternal and child heal ... more

Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learnt on a quality improvement initiative to improve mother and newborn care at Gobabis District Hospital, Namibia

Kabongo, L.; Gass, J.; Kivondo, B.; et al. (2017) CC2

BMJ Open Quality 2017;6:e000145. doi:10.1136/ bmjoq-2017-000145Although there are many evidence-based practices that reduce the risk of maternal and neonatal mortality around the time of birth, there remains a gap between what is known and the care received. This knowdo gap is a source of preventab ... more

Violence Against Children and Youth in Namibia

Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Namibia (2020) CC2

Namibia has, for many years, had a strong legislative and policy framework for the protection of children. These policies and laws have been developed through the combined expertise of those working in the field of child protection who have ensured Namibia has a robust legal framework that is in li ... more

Folgen der US-Kürzungen und der Auflösung von USAID: Eine Analyse und Handlungsempfehlungen für Akteure in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Liebau L., Rüppel T., Schottmayer K. medmissio (2025) CC

Dieses Dokument bietet eine Problemanalyse der US-Kürzungen im Bereich globale Gesundheit und leitet daraus konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für medizinische Akteure ab. Im Fokus steht die Analyse der direkten Auswirkungen auf die gesundheitsspezifische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.

Administración rectal de artesunato como tratamiento prederivación del paludismo grave por Plasmodium falciparum

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2023) C_WHO

Actualización de 2023. Nota informativa. En 2021, los resultados preliminares de los estudios observacionales del proyecto de Acceso Comunitario al Artesunato Rectal para el Paludismo (CARAMAL, por sus siglas en inglés) no confirmaron el impacto en la mortalidad observado en el ensayo controlado d ... more

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline, May 2025

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

This document is for public health specialists, health emergency responders, clinicians, health facility managers, health and care workers and IPC practitioners including but not limited to those working in primary care clinics, sexual health clinics, emergency departments, dental practices, infecti ... more

Administração do tratamento preventivo intermitente do paludismo na gravidez com sulfadoxina-pirimetamina na comunidade: guia de campo

Organização Mundial da Saúde OMS (2024) C_WHO

O guia de campo apresenta os passos essenciais e dá orientações aos países sobre a adoção e utilização do c TPIg-c para o integrar no sistema de saúde existente. Baseia-se nas melhores práticas e nas lições aprendidas com as experiências de implementação piloto em oito países african ... more

Drugs for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Current Knowledge and Way Forward

Figueroa-Romero, A.; C. Pons-Duran, and R. Gonzalez (2022) CC

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7080152

Efficacité de la chimioprévention du paludisme saisonnier à l’échelle de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et de l’Afrique centrale : une étude d’observation

Partenariat ACCESS-SMC (2020) CC

Lancet 2020 ; 396 : 1829-40

Capacity Building for Malaria: How to Advise Guide

United States Agency for International Development USAID; Human Resources for Health in 2030 HRH2030 (2021) C_CDC

Developed under the USAID-supported HRH2030 Capacity Building for Malaria (CBM) initiative, this guide offers a comprehensive framework for advising National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) through the use of long-term technical advisors (LTTAs). It sets out key practices for implementing partner ... more

Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention SMC Training Manual

Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV (2013) CC

This comprehensive reference document is intended for those responsible for training in SMC (Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention). It assumes that SMC will be implemented using the Community Health Worker strategy.

Social and Behavior Change Communication SBCC for Malaria in Pregnancy: Strategy Development Guidance

Health Communication Capacity Collaborative HC3; USAID (2017) CC

This Implementation Kit (I-Kit), developed by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), which is funded by USAID and based at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, offers structured guidance for improving social and behavioural change communication (SBCC) strategies relat ... more

The Strategic Framework for Malaria Social and Behaviour Change Communication 2018-2030

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria (2018) C1

Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) is essential for the effective control, prevention and elimination of malaria. The 2018–2030 Strategic Framework for Malaria SBCC guides countries and partners in strengthening capacities, refining strategies and sharing best practices, all of which ... more

Malaria Posters

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases NICD of South Africa (2025) C1

This set of malaria awareness posters, created by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), provides the general public in South Africa with clear visual messages about malaria prevention, symptoms and the importance of early treatment. Designed for community outreach, the posters enc ... more

Children and malaria: treating and protecting the most vulnerable

Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV (2019) C1

This document by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) highlights the significant burden of malaria on children worldwide, emphasizing the need for effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. It reviews current challenges and progress in combating pediatric malaria, advocating for conti ... more

Technical consultation to assess evidence on community-based delivery of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy for malaria

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Report of a virtual meeting 21–23 June 2022

Diagnostic tests for detecting risk of Plasmodium vivax relapse

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Relapsing malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax parasites poses a significant challenge to global malaria elimination efforts. About one third of the population remains at risk of contracting P. vivax malaria, and 85% of P. vivax infections stem from reactivated latent parasites, leading to chronic ana ... more

Extending the WHO scheme for external quality assessment of nucleic acid amplification testing for monitoring antimalarial drug resistance: meeting report, 14 July 2023

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

WHO recommends artemisinin-based combination therapies for treating uncomplicated malaria, alongside studies to monitor treatment effectiveness. Given the threat of antimalarial resistance, including partial resistance in several African countries, molecular tools are vital for tracking resistance. ... more

Regional stakeholder meeting on the response to antimalarial drug resistance in Africa

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Meeting report, Kampala, Uganda, 7–8 November 2023

Rethinking communications for governance of malaria programs

Opigo, J.; Guyer A. L. (2023) CC

PLOS Glob Public Health 3(7): e0001132. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pgph.0001132 This paper proposes a framework for strategic communications for malaria governance that involves five key elements: knowing the audience, defining the message, designing a medium, identifying a messenger, and ... more