colalife.org/resources We have created a new page on this website to pull together resources that may be useful to others wishing to learn from the ColaLife trial and our work on scaling-up so far. We hope that others will adapt our experience to their own circumstances to reduce under 5 child mortality and stunting from […]
The 11 As for Access to ORS & Zinc for Under-5 Diarrhoea Treatment
23 July 2015 by
Access to essential medicines is seen as the key barrier to health in developing countries, by governments and corporates alike[1]. The pharmaceutical industry and those involved in delivering patient healthcare often frame the issues surrounding ‘access’ as three – or sometimes four – ‘As for Access’. ColaLife has looked at models of patient access covering, […]
Kit Yamoyo training materials – download
10 November 2014 by
These training ‘flashcards’ were developed following the ColaLife Operational Trial in Zambia (COTZ)*. They have been approved by Zambia’s Ministry of Health and are used for training community health workers (CHWs) and Kit Yamoyo retailers in the prevention of diarrhoea and the treatment of diarrhoea with ORS and Zinc. All trainees are given a set […]
Yay! How we are using our MOOlah
15 January 2014 by
Prototype training cards by MOO (sorry, the picture does not do justice to the beauty of these cards!) It was an honour in 2012 to win the MOO Award and it raised the profile of ColaLife significantly. When the award was announced visits to our website increased five-fold. As well as receiving a cash prize of […]
Gearing up for the scale-up with revised training materials
24 November 2013 by
I spent a large part of Friday (22-Nov-13) doing what I like best – making things. Based on our experience with the trial Jane has been re-thinking our training materials for the scale-up (KYTS). We envisaged that the training materials developed for COTZ would be used for retailer and promoter training and then cascaded down […]
