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Guest post by Samantha Lattof, MHTF Senior Research and Evaluation Manager Happy World Malaria Day! This year, we’re celebrating the theme “Invest in the future. Defeat malaria.” Over the past year, there have been many important research findings and new publications … Continue reading
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Tagged: falciparum, insecticide treated nets, insecticide-treated bed nets, IPTp, low birth weight, malaria, malaria in pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy Blog Series, Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, MH Buzz, MHTF, MHTF-PLOS Collection, Myanmar, neonatal mortality, newborn health, P. Falciparum, p. vivax, Samantha Lattof, Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine, Thai-Myanmar border, Thailand, Uganda, WHO, World Malaria Day
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Guest post by Samantha Lattof, MHTF Senior Research and Evaluation Manager Coverage of malaria prevention, screening, and treatment among pregnant women remains low in many places in sub-Saharan Africa, despite clear evidence of effective interventions and significant investment in this … Continue reading
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Tagged: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC, GMHC2013, IPTp, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, malaria, malaria in pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy Blog Series, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, MCHIP, MHTF, PATH, President's Malaria Initiative, Roll Back Malaria, Samantha Lattof, Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine, USAID, WHO, World Malaria Day
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Guest blog post by Lauren Herzer, Wilson Center This post is cross-posted on New Security Beat. Ten years ago, a study was conducted in Mozambique to determine the impact of a new medicine for pregnant women with malaria. Over 1,000 women participated … Continue reading
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Tagged: barriers, Clara Menéndez, GMHC2013, insecticide treated nets, intermittent preventive treatment, IPTp, Lauren Herzer, malaria, malaria in pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy Blog Series, Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium, MiP, New Security Beat, Roll Back Malaria, Viviana Mangiaterra, WHO, Wilson Center
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Guest blog post by Mariam Claeson, France Donnay, and Melanie Walker, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation This post is cross-posted on Impatient Optimists. Although it was intended to create space for the maternal health community to get together to discuss … Continue reading
Guest post by Lauren Herzer, Wilson Center This blog post is cross-posted on the New Security Beat. Does access to quality water and sanitation have an effect on maternal health outcomes? That was a surprising topic of discussion on day … Continue reading
Bill Brieger, Professor in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins University and the Senior Malaria Adviser for JHPIEGO, recently shared a post on his blog, Malaria Matters, about the recent updates to WHO guidelines for … Continue reading
PLoS ONE recently published a paper, Effect of Early Detection and Treatment on Malaria Related Maternal Mortality on the North-Western Border of Thailand 1986–2010, describing research that showed frequent antenatal clinic screening on the north-western border of Thailand allows for … Continue reading
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Tagged: ANC, antenatal care, falciparum, malaria, malaria in pregnancy, maternal mortality, MiP, Myanmar, P. Falciparum, p. vivax, PLOS ONE, Shoklo, Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Thai-Myanmar border, Thailand, vivax
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This post is part of a blog series on Malaria in Pregnancy. To view the entire series, click here. Take Away Messages from Day One, June 26th, 2012, at Malaria in Pregnancy: A Solvable Problem—Bringing the Maternal Health and … Continue reading
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This post is part of a blog series on Malaria in Pregnancy. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: Koki Agarwal, Co-Chair, Role Back Malaria “Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group, Director, MCHIP Malaria is a maternal … Continue reading
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Tagged: antenatal care, Countdown to 2015, Ethiopia, insecticide treated nets, intermittent preventive treatment, Kenya, Koki Agarwal, Madagascar, malaria in pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy Blog Series, MCHIP, MiP, Mozambique, President's Malaria Initiative, Roll Back Malaria, Rwanda, Tanzania
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Highlights from the Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group’s annual meeting
Posted on May 16, 2013 by Samantha Lattof
Despite encouraging progress, coverage of malaria control efforts among pregnant women remains low. Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) continues to be a substantial contributor to maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in malaria-endemic regions. The interventions that comprise the World Health Organization’s (WHO) … Continue reading →