Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned

World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate changeAfrican leaders have warned that the world is facing the “biggest malaria emergency” of the past two decades.Heads of state and experts came together in a show of unity to call for urgent action on malaria at the UN general assembly on Friday, saying progress on eradicating the disease faced serious setbacks from mosquitoes ’ growingresistance to insecticides, and the decreased effectiveness of antimalarial drugs and diagnostic tests.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Global development Malaria Global health World Health Organization United Nations Africa Infectious diseases Science Society World news Guinea-Bissau Medical research Climate crisis Environment Source Type: news