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Adherence to malaria diagnostic test results is crucial to ensure effective treatment and decrease unnecessary drug use. MalariaCare has worked with National Malaria Control Programs to train clinical experts as supervisors who work with health facility staff on outreach training and supportive supervision to improve technical skills and adherence.

MalariaCare works to scale up high-quality diagnosis and treatment services for malaria and other febrile illnesses in 8 malaria-endemic counties in western Kenya. MalariaCare utilizes outreach training and supportive supervision (OTSS) visits for quality assurance. The outcomes from implementing OTSS in Vihiga County are presented here.

E. coli pathotypes are among the leading causes of child diarrhea, and early enteropathogen exposure has been associated with child stunting. This study examined the frequency of pathogenic E. coli infection from birth to 6 months in Bangladesh, and identified strains associated with linear growth at 24 months.

Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is associated with serious risks for children in low-resource settings. We currently need a tool to quantitate EED biomarkers to increase the efficiency of EED screening before clinical trial enrollment. This study worked to develop an assay to detect and quantify EED biomarkers in human specimens

Plasmodium vivax causes over 100 million infections annually; 8-aminoquinoline drugs can clear the parasites, but may also cause hemolysis in patients with G6PD deficiency. PATH developed GeoDX, a computer program that estimates the P. vivax burden per health facility, the total quantity of G6PD tests per country, and associated costs.