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Policy brief for Afghanistan study
Community Case Management of Malaria in AfghanistanPolicy brief and posters for community management project in Uganda
Use of rapid diagnostic tests to improve malaria treatment in the community in UgandaInterventions to improve providers' ability to diagnose and treat uncomplicated Malaria
Literature review from the REACT studiesFramework for evaluation of RDT interventions: ACT consortium
ACT Consortium experiences with public health evaluation and involvement in assessing the implementation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs).Cadre d’évaluation des interventions liées aux tests de dépistage rapide : ACT Consortium
Expriences dACT Consortium en matire dvaluation de la sant publique et dimplication dans ltude de lintroduction des tests de dpistage rapide (RDT).Peer-reviewed publications
The practice of 'doing' evaluation: lessons learned from nine complex intervention trials in action
Implementation ScienceThe development of effective behaviour change interventions to support the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests by Tanzanian clinicians
Implementation ScienceStrengthening patient-centred communication in rural Ugandan health centres: A theory-driven evaluation within a cluster randomized trial
EvaluationRapid diagnostic tests to improve treatment of malaria and other febrile illnesses: patient randomised effectiveness trial in primary care clinics in Afghanistan
British Medical JournalMind the gap: Knowledge and practice of providers treating uncomplicated malaria at public and mission health facilities, pharmacies and drug stores in Cameroon and Nigeria
Health Policy and PlanningIntroducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria into drug shops in Uganda: Design and implementation of a cluster randomized trial
TrialsExamining intervention design: lessons from the development of eight related malaria health care intervention studies
Health Systems and ReformCommunicating the AMFm message: exploring the effect of communication and training interventions on private for-profit provider awareness and knowledge related to a multi-country anti-malarial subsidy intervention
Malaria JournalNews
Providing training and supplies to health centres not enough to improve children's health
A trial in a high malaria transmission area in Uganda aimed to improve quality of care for patients with a fever. It showed small improvements in malaria case management, patient satisfactionMalaria testing not a simple fix in the private sector
Drug shops offering quick diagnostic tests for malaria can improve treatment, but regulation by authorities is also needed, researchers warn.Malaria researchers launch free kit to develop diagnosis and treatment interventions
The malaria community can now use a Starter Kit to develop diagnosis and treatment interventions in endemic countries. ACT Consortium researchers launched the five resources on WorldLittle attention paid to how health interventions are designed
Funders and researchers need to recognise the social, political and economic factors that affect the development of interventionsto improve health care, a new study suggests.