Tag Archives: Malaria

The Economic Impact of Malaria Control: Moving the Agenda Forward – Report from a Consultative Meeting

Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease, Publications, Vector-borne Diseases

In the course of implementing a health financing and economic research agenda for the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG) together with PMI identified the absence of an entity with the responsibility of establishing an organizing framework for malaria economic research. Many organizations and universities are undertaking this research, but […]

Association between Malaria Control Scale-Up and Microeconomic Outcomes: Evidence from a Retrospective Analysis in Zambia

Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease, Presentations, Vector-borne Diseases

An HFG study assessing the associations between malaria control scale-up and micro-economic indicators in Zambia, where significant progress has been made in scaling up effective malaria control strategies, was presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Using data from 2006 to 2010 on the distribution of insecticide-treated […]

ZISSP Zambia Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs) Community Meeting and individual sessions, ZISSP Project in Luapula Province, Zambia. Chipanta Village. Individual sessions where ZISSP talks to pregnant women or women with children about their safety, b

Malaria Interventions Save Money, Resources at the Facility-Level

Announcements, Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease

There have been impressive gains in the fight against malaria since 2000, with incidence dropping nearly 30 percent globally and mortality falling by 47 percent, according to recent World Health Organization estimates. Evidence is scant, however, when it comes to understanding the broader impact of these gains on health systems in lower middle-income countries. In […]

Study Finds Malaria Control Scale-Up Benefits Health Systems

Journal Publications, Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease

An HFG study published in the Malaria Journal investigates the association between malaria control scale-up and the use of pediatric blood transfusions, which can reduce mortality among children with severe malarial anemia. In “Association Between Malaria Control and Paediatric Blood Transfusions in Rural Zambia: an Interrupted Time-Series Analysis,” an HFG research team led by Alison Comfort […]

Association Between Malaria Control and Paediatric Blood Transfusions in Rural Zambia: an Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

Journal Publications, Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease, Vector-borne Diseases

This study published in the Malaria Journal investigates the association between malaria control scale-up and the use of pediatric blood transfusions, which can reduce mortality among children with severe malarial anemia. The study aims to better understand the effect of malaria control scale-up on availability of hospital-level resources, specifically blood, which can be used by […]

How Does Malaria Control Impact the Health System?

Announcements

An HFG study in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene finds that facility-level resources were freed up as malaria was controlled at two hospitals in Zambia, potentially making  those resources available for addressing other diseases and health conditions. The study, “Hospitalizations and Costs Incurred at the Facility Level after Scale-up of Malaria Control: Pre-Post Comparisons from Two Hospitals in […]

Hospitalizations and Costs Incurred at the Facility Level after Scale-up of Malaria Control: Pre-Post Comparisons from Two Hospitals in Zambia

Journal Publications, Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease, Vector-borne Diseases

There is little evidence on the impact of malaria control on the health system, particularly at the facility level. Using retrospective, longitudinal facility-level and patient record data from two hospitals in Zambia, we report a pre-post comparison of hospital admissions and outpatient visits for malaria and estimated costs incurred for malaria admissions before and after […]

Template for Health Systems Strengthening Program Evaluation Approach

Health Systems 20/20, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Itamar Katz, Grace Chee, Alexandra Hulme, and Sayaka Koseki Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: This Excel file, “Template for the Health Systems Strengthening Program Evaluation,” accompanies the Framework and Guideline for the Assessment and Evaluation of Health Systems Strengthening Programs, designed to provide insight into the effects of ongoing interventions that aim to strengthen specific […]

Framework and Guideline for the Assessment and Evaluation of Health Systems Strengthening Programs

Health Systems 20/20, Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Report Authors: Itamar Katz, Grace Chee, Alexandra Hulme, and Sayaka Koseki Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: The framework and guideline for the assessment and evaluation of health systems strengthening (HSS) programs are designed to provide insight into the effects of ongoing interventions that aim to strengthen specific elements of a health system. This document was developed […]

Tanzania National Health Accounts Year 2010 with Sub-Accounts for HIV and AIDS, Malaria, Reproductive, and Child Health

HIV/AIDS, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

Resource Type: Report Authors: Department of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania, Health Systems 20/20 Published: 5/1/2012 Resource Description: “The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) is currently developing a health sector financing strategy. To inform this process, several resource tracking initiatives – namely, a Public Expenditure Review and a National […]

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