Tailoring Malaria Interventions in the COVID-19 Response
While taking measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, it is essential that other killer diseases, such as malaria, are not ignored. It is known, from the recent Ebola outbreak in west Africa, that a sudden increased demand on fragile health services can lead to substantial increases in morbidity and mortality from other diseases, including malaria.
The COVID-19 pandemic could be devastating on its own – but this devastation will be substantially amplified if the response undermines the provision of life-saving services for other diseases. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic must utilize and strengthen the infrastructure that has helped health programmes to address malaria and other infectious diseases around the world. If supported, these health systems will help to curb the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and maintain essential health services. If the systems and staff are not well engaged, however, the gains made in saving lives from malaria and other diseases over the past 20 years may be lost.

- A Guide to WHO’s Guidance on COVID-19
- Malaria Social and Behaviour Change Program Guidance in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Guidance for Including People with Disabilities in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination: Planning Recommendations Informed by Design Thinking and the Social, Behavioral, and Communication Sciences
- Preventing Violence Against Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Measures to Ensure the Continuity of the Response to Malaria in the Americas during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Practical Guidance for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Migrants, and Host Communities Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19 Pandemic
- Actions to Support Media, Enhance Access to Information, and Leverage Digital Technologies in the Fight Against the Pandemic
- COVID-19: Resources to Address Gender-based Violence Risks
- COVID-19: The Gendered Impacts of the Outbreak
- IAS Conference E-posters
- Malaria-themed Radio Magazine Program
- Addressing Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health and Family Planning Needs of Young, First-Time Parents in the Eastern Region of Burkina Faso
- Improving Family Planning Outcomes for First-Time Parents in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem of Tanzania (Brief)
- Atelier d’évaluation et de ré-planification du plan d’action opérationnel intégré de la communication de risque 2020
July 21, 2020