Resources & Publications

Akros Materials

Corporate Brochure

The corporate brochure gives a general overview of Akros activities and capabilities. Click here to download a PDF copy.

Reveal One Pager

This one pager is a primer on the capabilities of Reveal—an open source platform that uses spatial intelligence to drive the delivery of life-saving interventions. Click here to download a PDF copy.

Program Summaries

Click the links below for short program summary PDFs.
Community-led Surveillance of Malaria
DHIS2 Training Courses
Akros in Malaria
WASH Tracking
Trachoma Prevention

Publications

Article NameJournalAuthorLink
Cost and cost effectiveness of geospatial planning and delivery tools added to standard health campaigns in Luapula Province, Zambia Oxford Open Digital HealthWinters, et al.Click here
The Impact of Household and Community Indoor Residual Spray Coverage with Fludora Fusion in a High Malaria Transmission Setting in Northern ZambiaThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneFerriss, et al.Click here
Promoting Surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving to Wastewater and Environmental Genomic Surveillance Requires More AttentionClick to copy article linkThe American Chemical Society ES&T WaterHolm, et al.Click here
Revealing human mobility trends during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Nigeria via a data-driven approachSouth African Journal of ScienceLuo, et al.Click here
Developing High-Resolution Population and Settlement Data for Impactful Malaria Interventions in ZambiaJournal of Environmental and Public HealthBorkovska, et al.Click here
Using geospatial models to map zero-dose children: factors associated with zero-dose vaccination status before and after a mass measles and rubella vaccination campaign in Southern province, ZambiaBMJ Global HealthArambepola, et al.Click here
Retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of indoor residual spray with pirimiphos‐methyl (Actellic) on malaria transmission in ZambiaMalaria JournalKeating, et al.Click here
Comparing prioritization strategies for delivering indoor residual spray (IRS) implementation, using a network approachMalaria JournalRyan, et al.Click here
Leveraging risk maps of malaria vector abundance to guide control efforts reduces malaria incidence in Eastern Province, ZambiaScientific ReportsLarsen, et al.Click here
Modeling consensus and distance to delivering indoor residual spray (IRS) implementation strategies to control malaria transmissionbioRxivRyan, et al.Click here
The use of spatial and genetic tools to assess Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Lusaka, Zambia between 2011 and 2015Malaria JournalBridges, et al.Click here
Malaria case management in Zambia: A cross-sectional health facility surveyActa TropicaWorges, et al.Click here
A Disruptive Cue Improves Handwashing in School Children in ZambiaOxford University PressNaluonde, et al.Click here
Accuracy and impact of spatial aids based upon satellite enumeration to improve indoor residual spraying spatial coverageMalaria JournalBridges, et al.Click here
Mobile Solutions for Malaria Elimination Surveillance SystemsSpecial ReportVital WaveClick here
Improving Data Quality in Mobile Community-Based Health Information Systems – Guidelines for Design and ImplementationSpecial ReportMEASURE EvaluationClick here
Shifting the burden or expanding access to care? Assessing malaria trends following scale-up of community health worker malaria case management and reactive case detectionMalaria JournalLarsen, et al.Click here
A Mobile-Based Community Health Management Information System for Community Health Workers and Their Supervisors in 2 Districts of ZambiaGlobal Health: Science and PracticeBiemba, et al.Click here
Mobility up the sanitation ladder following community-led total sanitation in rural ZambiaJournal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentRusspatrick, et al.Click here
Location, location, location: environmental factors better predict malaria-positive individuals during reactive case detection than index case demographics in Southern Province, ZambiaMalaria JournalLarsen, et al.Click here
A Mobile Platform Enables Unprecedented Sanitation Uptake in ZambiaPLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesMarkle, et al.Click here
A qualitative review of implementer perceptions of the national community‑level
malaria surveillance system in Southern Province, Zambia		Malaria JournalLohfeld, et al.Click here
Evaluation of the operational challenges in implementing reactive screen-and-treat and implications of reactive case detection strategies for malaria elimination in a region of low transmission in southern ZambiaMalaria JournalSearle, et al.Click here
A framework for evaluating the costs of malaria elimination interventions: an application to reactive case detection in Southern Province of Zambia, 2014Malaria JournalLarson, et al.Click here
Factors impacting on menstrual hygiene and their implications for health promotionGlobal Health PromotionLahme, et al.Click here
Malaria elimination: surveillance and responsePathogens and Global HealthBridges, et al.Click here
Chiengi District, Zambia Open Defecation Free after 1 Year of Community-Led Total SanitationAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneZimba, et al.Click here
Targeting indoor residual spraying for malaria using epidemiological data: a case study of the Zambia experienceMalaria JournalPinchoff, et al.Click here
Malaria surveillance in low-transmission areas of Zambia using reactive case detectionMalaria JournalLarsen, et al.Click here
Enhanced surveillance and data feedback loop associated with improved malaria data in Lusaka, ZambiaMalaria JournalChisha, et al.Click here
Modular laboratories–cost-effective and sustainable infrastructure for resource-limited settingsAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneBridges, et al.Click here
Open-source satellite enumeration to map households: planning and targeting indoor residual spraying for malariaMalaria JournalKamanga, et al.Click here
Community-Led Total Sanitation Mobile Surveillance (p.26-27), mSpray (p.36-37)mHealth Compendium, Volume 4 (USAID)AkrosClick here