NetWorks http://networksmalaria.org/networksmalariafeed en Job Posting: JHUCCP Ghana Continuous Distribution Manager http://networksmalaria.org/node/151 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Job Vacancy </strong></p> <p><strong>Job Title: LLIN Continuous Distribution Manager (CDM)</strong></p> <p><strong>Reports to: The Chief of Party</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Background</strong></p></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:28:59 +0000 hkoenker 151 at http://networksmalaria.org Job Posting: JHUCCP Ghana Zonal Continuous Distribution Officer (3) http://networksmalaria.org/node/146 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Job Vacancy </strong></p> <p><strong>Job Title: Zonal Continuous Distribution Officer (CDO)</strong></p> <p><strong>Reports to: The Continuous Distribution Manager (CDM)</strong></p> <p><strong>Positions available: 3 (To be based in Ashanti, Greater Accra, and Western Regions)</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Background</strong></p></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:28:14 +0000 hkoenker 146 at http://networksmalaria.org Job Posting JHUCCP Ghana: Project Driver http://networksmalaria.org/node/141 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p align="center"><strong>JOB DESCRIPTION</strong></p> <p><strong>Job Title:         Project Driver, JHUCCP Ghana</strong></p> <p><strong>Report to:       Finance &amp; Administration Manager</strong></p> <p><strong>Job Overview:</strong>           This position is to chauffeur staff, consultants, and materials to authorized locations and also carry out pickup and delivery duties as required. The Driver employed on the Ghana Malaria Vector Control Project is bound by the policies and procedures prescribed in the Transport Policies and Procedures Manual of the JHU-CCP Ghana Office.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:22:59 +0000 hkoenker 141 at http://networksmalaria.org Seeking a Consultant - Landscape Report: new tools in malaria vector control http://networksmalaria.org/node/136 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h4>JHUŸCCP MVC Project<br /> Seeking a Consultant<br /> Landscape Report: new tools in malaria vector control<br /> November 2014</h4> <p> </p> <h4>Background</h4> <p>The USAID-funded Malaria Vector Control (MVC) Project is charged with identifying promising new vector control tools as part of its scope of work.  MVC would like a survey report describing promising new tools currently in development for malaria vector control, and their likelihood of being ready for operationalization within the five-year award period of MVC. </p> <p><strong>Scope of assignment</strong></p></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:09:17 +0000 ldscott 136 at http://networksmalaria.org Sing A Song of Bednets: A Music Contest in Nigeria Addresses Net Care http://networksmalaria.org/sing-song-bednets-music-contest-nigeria-addresses-net-care <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <h1 class="pagetitle nouc">Sing a Song of Bednets: A Music Contest in Nigeria Addresses Net Care </h1> <div class="node"> <div class="content"> <div class="abstract"> <h3><i>Mosquito net is good<br /> Protect it and it will last<br /> We can sew it or patch it<br /> To care for it, we can even tie it<br /> This will prevent further damage.</i><br /> -Lyrics from the winning song by Bakin Ayeni community musicians</h3> <p> </p> <p><a href="/networks/nigeria">View the music group perform the winning song</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:13:26 +0000 ldscott 85 at http://networksmalaria.org Seeking A Consultant - BCC Materials Round-Up in Senegal http://networksmalaria.org/node/101 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h4>JHUŸCCP NetWorks Project<br /> Seeking a Consultant for BCC/LLIN Materials Round-Up<br /> in Senegal</h4> <p> </p> <p><strong>Deadline for submission is May 15, 2014</strong></p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:53:06 +0000 Judy Heck 101 at http://networksmalaria.org "Touba, Senegal: A Net Distribution Success Story" http://networksmalaria.org/touba-senegal-net-distribution-success-story <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This video highlights the successful and innovative universal net coverage campaign conducted by NetWorks in the Touba region of Senegal, through a series of colorful photos and lively narrative.  To see full video, click on the CCP Youtube link below: </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-utEZ3ZRWXA&amp;feature=youtu.be">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p> </div></div></div> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:35:37 +0000 ldscott 88 at http://networksmalaria.org How to Care for Your Mosquito Nets http://networksmalaria.org/how-care-your-mosquito-nets <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This new video by NetWorks Senegal demonstrates, through simple instructions and colorful photographs, how to best care for, repair, and hang one's mosquito net in order to prevent malaria.  To see full video, click on CCP Youtube link below:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mOzCIZZcRE">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p> </div></div></div> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:32:35 +0000 ldscott 87 at http://networksmalaria.org Bednets as Home Decor (NetWorks Project, Senegal) http://networksmalaria.org/bednets-home-decor-networks-project-senegal <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p>Check out the NetWorks Senegal video on how to personalize your bednet so it becomes a part of your home decor.  To see the full video, click on the CCP website below.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/JohnsHopkinsCCP">www.youtube.com/JohnsHopkinsCCP</a></p> </div></div></div> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:41:21 +0000 ldscott 80 at http://networksmalaria.org Transformed Mosquito Nets: Personalizing a Malaria Prevention Method http://networksmalaria.org/transformed-mosquito-nets-personalizing-malaria-prevention-method <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h1 class="pagetitle nouc">Transformed Mosquito Nets: Personalizing a Malaria Prevention Method <div class="tabs"> </div> </h1> <div class="node"> <div class="content"> <div class="abstract"> <p>A new video released by the NetWorks project shows methods used by Senegalese families to personalize their mosquito nets while maintaining functionality. By matching nets to home decoration, families are encouraged to use their nets consistently, NetWorks' overarching goal. See the full story on the CCP website:</p></div></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:17:58 +0000 ldscott 86 at http://networksmalaria.org School distribution story for CCP http://networksmalaria.org/school-distribution-story-ccp <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:15:53 +0000 ldscott 83 at http://networksmalaria.org Checklist for Program Managers and Independent Observers http://networksmalaria.org/checklist-program-managers-and-independent-observers <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div> Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:47:11 +0000 ldscott 64 at http://networksmalaria.org Matam Night Visits http://networksmalaria.org/matam-night-visits <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:02:55 +0000 ldscott 59 at http://networksmalaria.org The Power of Volunteers: NetWorks and the Peace Corps Team Up for Malaria Prevention http://networksmalaria.org/power-volunteers-networks-and-peace-corps-team-malaria-prevention <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div><b>The Power of Volunteers: NetWorks and the Peace Corps Team Up for Malaria Prevention</b></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><i>Dakar, Senegal</i>—In Senegal, there is a myriad of non-profits working on malaria prevention, which offers a variety of opportunities to collaborate. NetWorks, a USAID funded malaria prevention project, has teamed up with Peace Corps Senegal to encourage optimal bed net use and care behaviors to prevent malaria nationwide. </div> <div> </div> </div></div></div> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:42:18 +0000 ldscott 53 at http://networksmalaria.org Encouraging Net Use Among Students: Creating Net Champions http://networksmalaria.org/encouraging-net-use-among-students-creating-net-champions-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>Mbacké, Diourbel, Senegal</i>—To unlearn something is often more difficult than learning. This is why behavior change can be difficult for adults, even when the change is critical. NetWorks has found that kids and young people are influential and have an impact on influencing important behavior change in their families.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:03:31 +0000 ldscott 52 at http://networksmalaria.org NetWorks: Collaborating with Women’s Groups and Religious Leaders to Protect a Vulnerable Population http://networksmalaria.org/networks-collaborating-women%E2%80%99s-groups-and-religious-leaders-protect-vulnerable-population <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p></div></div></div> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:47:27 +0000 ldscott 43 at http://networksmalaria.org Pilgrimage with a Dual Purpose Religion meets Malaria in Senegal http://networksmalaria.org/pilgrimage-dual-purpose-religion-meets-malaria-senegal <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p></div></div></div> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:12:41 +0000 ldscott 49 at http://networksmalaria.org Peace Corps volunteers pioneered UC of Bed Nets http://networksmalaria.org/peace-corps-volunteers-pioneered-uc-bed-nets <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <b><span lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA">Peace Corps volunteers pioneered UC of Bed Nets</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img width="432" height="324" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/site_images/NW%20News%20Peace%20Corps%20volunteers%20UC.jpg" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 32 at http://networksmalaria.org Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD of NIH Visits Senegal http://networksmalaria.org/zeke-emanuel-md-phd-nih-visits-senegal <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <b><span>Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD of NIH Visits Senegal</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img width="143" height="158" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/site_images/NW%20News%20Zeke%20Emanuel.jpg" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 33 at http://networksmalaria.org Community Radio front and center in UC Mobilization http://networksmalaria.org/community-radio-front-and-center-uc-mobilization <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <b><span lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA">Community Radio front and center in UC Mobilization</span></b></p> <p><img width="256" height="192" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/site_images/NW%20News%20Community%20Radio%20UC.jpg" /></p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 31 at http://networksmalaria.org NetWorks Focal Points Credit Team Effort in UC Success http://networksmalaria.org/networks-focal-points-credit-team-effort-uc-success <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <b><span lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA">NetWorks Focal Points Credit Team Effort in UC Success</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img width="256" height="192" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/site_images/NW%20News%20focal%20points.jpg" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 30 at http://networksmalaria.org Television Comedian Lends a Hand to Promote Bed Nets http://networksmalaria.org/television-comedian-lends-hand-promote-bed-nets <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>DAKAR, SENEGAL (8/2010): Ndeye Seynabou Sene developed and plays the mother of a family in a television situation comedy which is broadcast by the national television service of Senegal. The character she plays, much like herself, is outspoken and funny.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:26 +0000 hkoenker 21 at http://networksmalaria.org Sustaining Universal Coverage: The Next Phase of Malaria Control http://networksmalaria.org/sustaining-universal-coverage-next-phase-malaria-control <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s challenge to the world in 2008 to achieve universal coverage with malaria prevention by the end of 2010 was both a bold call and a serious technical challenge. Since that time, the global malaria community has responded in an unprecedented effort – procuring nearly 300 million long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in a three-year period – enough to meet the challenge.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 23 at http://networksmalaria.org Father of child lost to malaria dedicated to Bed Nets http://networksmalaria.org/father-child-lost-malaria-dedicated-bed-nets <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b><span lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA">Father of child lost to malaria dedicated to Bed Nets</span></b></p> <p><img width="256" height="192" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/site_images/NW%20News%20Father.jpg" /></p> <p><i><span lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA">El Hadj Diop, volunteer community promoter of LLIN bed nets</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 24 at http://networksmalaria.org Imams get the word out about LLIN Universal Coverage http://networksmalaria.org/imams-get-word-out-about-llin-universal-coverage <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <b><span lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA">Imams get the word out about LLIN Universal Coverage</span></b></p> <p><img width="256" height="192" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/site_images/NW%20News%20Imams.jpg" /></p> <p><i><span>Tambacounba Imam secretary general Oustase Issa Cissokho</span></i></p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:27 +0000 hkoenker 26 at http://networksmalaria.org