Pilot using Android tablets to combat malaria is Conducted
Using technology to improve health systems is a large part of the Akros ethos. Since the inception of the malaria Active Infection Detection (AID)…
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Farm block sanitation through the eyes of a community champion
“I was motivated to become a community champion by the lack of toilets in my community,” said Margaret Ngulube
Working with traditional leadership towards CLTS improvements
The Luapula Province sits in Zambia’s northeast wing, nestled up against the Democratic Republic of Congo with Lake Mweru at its northernmost tip. It…
Akros recognized in Zambian Govt. publication
The Akros WASH team has been recognized again for their work in the Community-Led Total Sanitation Program. The May issue of the Zambia National…
Community Champion sets high standard
In my work as a Peace Corps Volunteer assigned to the Akros WASH Program, I was recently sent to the Chiefdom of Nalubamba ...
Using satellite enumeration for smart IRS planning
Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) is one of the most effective tools in the fight against malaria. In Zambia, technicians enter dwellings once per year…
Akros staffer Anne Mutunda nominated for Jakes Gerwel Award in Pubic Health
Each year the award honors a graduate
Secondary students tour NMCC
A group of almost 40 secondary school students from Lusaka International Community School (LCIS) recently received a tour of the National Malaria Control Center…
Akros wins MESA grant
Akros has been awarded a grant from the Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (MESA) to continue the push towards malaria elimination in Lusaka, Zambia. The…
Over 1,100 bicycles distributed to CHWs
Zambia continues to work toward the ambitious goal of eliminating malaria in five zones by 2015. To make this goal a reality, myriad partners…