Gambia: Health Ministry, Partners Celebrate World Malaria Day
[The Point] The Ministry of Health through the National Malaria Control Program(NMCP) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) on Thursday joined commemorations marking World Malaria Day with the theme - 'Health Equity, Gender and Human Rights.' (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Supporting Ethiopia in the Battle Against Malaria - a Vital Mission of the U.S. Govt
[Reporter] As we recognize World Malaria Day on April 25, we reflect on the relentless battle against malaria, a life-threatening disease transmitted by female malaria-carrying mosquitoes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2022, there were 5.1 million people affected by malaria in Ethiopia, and about 75 million people were at risk of contracting the disease. In addition to its public health impact, malaria imposes a large financial burden on households. Malaria is estimated to cost Ethiopia about (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Uganda: China Helps Uganda Fight Malaria As Global Funding Shrinks
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda's Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business as usual. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Aid and Assistance Asia, Australia, and Africa East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Malaria Uganda Source Type: news
Liberia: Red Cross Wants Concerted Fight Against Malaria
[New Dawn] Red Cross urges strong fight against Malaria, a killer disease in Liberia and rest of Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Liberia Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
West Africa: Three More West African Countries Inaugurate Malaria Vaccination
[Premium Times] The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunisation for children in other countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: WHO Commends Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out in Three More African Countries
[Premium Times] "Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme." (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Rwanda: Malaria - How Is Rwanda Handling Insecticide Resistance?
[New Times] Malaria remains a public health issue in Rwanda, despite collaborative efforts. However, with interventions such as mass and routine distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in high endemic districts, malaria cases in Rwanda have dropped by 88 per cent in 2023, according to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC). (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Rwanda Source Type: news
Africa: Data Arms Africa's Fight Against Malaria
[SciDev.Net] Year after year, hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa are lost to malaria--a preventable and treatable disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
South Africa: SA On Track to Eliminate Malaria Disease By 2028
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health says South Africa is on track to achieve malaria elimination status by 2028, as outlined in the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024 - Young People Engaged Through Antimalaria School Clubs As Agents of Change in Malaria Control
[Malaria Consortium] Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria threatens the lives of 3.2 billion people around the world. Every year, the disease accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths, the majority of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. As global actors come together to mark World Malaria Day 2024, we're featuring antimalaria school clubs, where young people are becoming agents of change, helping to secure a malaria-free future for themselves and their families. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: To End Malaria, We Must Advance Health Equity
[Global Fund] The fight against malaria is at a pivotal point. In recent years, the progress we have made against this disease has ground to a halt, particularly in countries that carry a high burden of the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Cameroon: The Women Leading the Charge Against Malaria in Cameroon
[Global Fund] We have new tools, but it is the health workers on the frontline who make the difference against malaria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Cameroon Central Africa Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Africa: Global Fund Board Welcomes Investments Towards Ending Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Expresses Concern Over Growing Needs From Polycrisis Amid Global Economic Pressures
[Global Fund] Geneva -- The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) held its 51st meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. While anticipating record disbursements this year, with an unprecedented pace of investment in resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH) and pandemic preparedness and response (PPR), the Board repeatedly acknowledged the numerous challenges - including climate change, conflict, displacement, geopolitics, the economic situation, and in particular, the (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Liberia: Major Step in Malaria Prevention As Three West African Countries Roll Out Vaccine
[GAVI] Cotonou/Freetown/Monrovia -- In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region.Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Benin Children and Youth Health and Medicine Liberia Malaria NGOs and Civil Society Sierra Leone West Africa Source Type: news
Rwanda: Achieving a Malaria-Free Rwanda By 2030 Is Possible
[New Times] Latest data from Rwanda Biomedical Centre, as reported by The New Times in its April 24 edition, indicates that malaria cases in the country dropped by a staggering 88% in 2023. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Rwanda Source Type: news
