Malaria and Tuberculosis
Malaria
and Tuberculosis (TB) remain two of the world's primary killers, causing
up to 4 million fatalities per year. UNICEF states that 90
per cent of malaria deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, and most of these
are children, while according to WHO, eighty per cent of TB cases are
found in developing countries.
Despite their prevalence, on a global scale, these diseases receive a disproportionately small amount of funding. Healthlink Worldwide plays a role in the provision of information, essential if occurrences of both malaria and TB are to be significantly reduced.
Our support has included research dissemination for the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine as part of their knowledge programmes, and practical Information Knowledge Management support for resource centres in Asia.
Find out more about Malaria and Tuberculosis in the background reading section
Find out more about our work below:
Malaria knowledge programme - from vulnerability to resilience
The Malaria Knowledge Programme (MKP) has been working to transform people’s vulnerability to malaria into resilience. Healthlink Worldwide is supporting MKP to disseminate their findings.
EQUI-TB knowledge programme - spreading the message
The EQUI-TB knowledge programme promotes strategies, which enhance care and support for TB among the poorest. Healthlink Worldwide is supporting EQUI-TB knowledge programme to disseminate their findings.
Mekong Malaria Documentation Centre - Taking control of malaria
The MMDC was set up in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2001 and aims to support the information
needs of malaria professionals in the Mekong region, including Vietnam,
Cambodia, Thailand, the Laos Peoples Democratic Republic, and Yunnan,
China.