Dear CHIFA colleagues,
We are updating the child health section on our web page 'Why HIFA [and CHIFA] are needed' https://www.hifa.org/about-hifa/why-hifa-needed
The page intends to provide links to research papers that demonstrate a lack of reliable healthcare information and knowledge to prevent and manage common diseases. Many of our examples are now several years old and we are looking for newer examples.
Please can you help with malaria?
We currently have the followin example:
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Malaria
7 in 10 children with malaria treated at home are mismanaged, contributing to 2000 deaths every day in Africa alone. [4]
[4] Mozumder P & Marathe A. Role of information and communication networks in malaria survival. Malaria Journal 2007;6:136
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Does anyone have more recent data on home management of malaria? Or other recent research on knowledge, attitudes and practice re child malaria?
Many thanks, Neil
CHIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org