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Open AccessMonitoring health systems readiness and inpatient malaria case-management at Kenyan county hospitals
Change of severe malaria treatment policy from quinine to artesunate, a major malaria control advance in Africa, is compromised by scarce data to monitor policy translation into practice. In Kenya, hospital su...
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Open AccessFever case management at private health facilities and private pharmacies on the Kenyan coast: analysis of data from two rounds of client exit interviews and mystery client visits
Private sector availability and use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) lags behind the public sector in Kenya. Increasing channels through which quality malaria diagnostic services are available can impr...
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Open AccessThe malaria testing and treatment landscape in Kenya: results from a nationally representative survey among the public and private sector in 2016
Since 2004, Kenya’s national malaria treatment guidelines have stipulated artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, and since 2014, confirmatory diagnosis o...
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Open AccessUsing mobile phone text messaging for malaria surveillance in rural Kenya
Effective surveillance systems are required to track malaria testing and treatment practices. A 26-week study “SMS for Life” was piloted in five rural districts of Kenya to examine whether SMS reported surveillan...
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Open AccessReviewing the literature on access to prompt and effective malaria treatment in Kenya: implications for meeting the Abuja targets
Effective case management is central to reducing malaria mortality and morbidity worldwide, but only a minority of those affected by malaria, have access to prompt effective treatment.
