An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri Tags: Malaria Urban Areas Insects Mosquitoes Medicine and Health Deaths (Fatalities) Invasive Species Disease Rates Pesticides President ' s Malaria Initiative Africa Djibouti Ethiopia your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress
Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen and Malin Fezehai Tags: Mosquitoes Malaria Pesticides Dengue Fever Medicine and Health Chikungunya Virus Chemicals Disease Rates World Health Organization Africa Latin America your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen and Natalija Gormalova Tags: Mosquitoes Malaria Genetic Engineering Genetics and Heredity Invasive Species Medicine and Health Insects Science and Technology Africa Sao Tome and Principe University of California Malaria Initiative Source Type: news
One Village, Two Houses — and a New Tactic to Win the War on Mosquitoes
A different way of thinking about mosquito-borne diseases could save billions of dollars, and end them for good, some health experts believe. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen and Esther Ruth Mbabazi Tags: Malaria Mosquitoes Insects Roofs Home Repairs and Improvements Tanzania Source Type: news
African leaders warn of deadly malaria emergency and call for urgent action to address unprecedented funding shortfall
African Union Heads of State and Government, global health leaders and development partners today issued a joint call for urgent action to address the looming malaria emergency. They warned that failure to act now will put at risk both the African Union's target of eliminating malaria in... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FOR Source Type: news
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)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi 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
‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid
Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri Tags: Wages and Salaries Medicine and Health Politics and Government Women and Girls Strikes Developing Countries Labor and Jobs Organized Labor Volunteers and Community Service Gates, Bill and Melinda, Foundation General Assembly (UN) Glo Source Type: news
Sudan: North Darfur Hospitals Overwhelmed As Malaria, Dengue Surge
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- Doctors in the North Darfur capital of El Fasher have voiced concern at the rising tide of malaria cases, especially among children. Hospitals in the city report being overwhelmed by hundreds of cases daily. This is exacerbated by undercapacity, as the large El Fasher Teaching Hospital has been closed due to the war, and is now reportedly serving as a military barracks. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Sudan Source Type: news
Malaria is on the ropes in Bangladesh. But the parasite is punching back
What does it take to beat malaria? Thousands of moccasins walking down rural roads, overnight bus rides for lab tests ... and a highly effective drug. But the parasite isn't going along with the plan.(Image credit: Fatima Tuj Johora for NPR) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ari Daniel Source Type: news
For The Fight Against HIV, TB And Malaria, A Moment Of Reckoning
While the 17 SDGs present a sweeping vision for improving the lives of people across the world, progress against them is, at best, mixed. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Peter Sands, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
West Africa: Sahel - Gold, Resources and Threats
[Centre 4s] Introduction by Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, president centre4s.org (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Asia, Australia, and Africa Burkina Faso Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa Chad Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Malaria Mauritania Mining Niger Sudan West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: Gavi to Prioritise Nigeria in Malaria Vaccine Rollout - Minister
[Premium Times] Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, also accounts for a high percentage of malaria burden globally (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - September 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Elon Musk once caught malaria on safari and was'hours from death,' book says
None Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk shines new light on the world's richest person. • None Musk once took a safari during a vacation to his native South Africa but contracted malaria. • None While Musk was in hospital, colleagues found he'd taken out a $100 million life insurance policy.…#nonewalterisaacson #elonmusk #southafrica #walterisaacson #tesla #paypal #peterthiel #isaacson #brazil #pretoria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too Many Mothers Are Dying in Childbirth. Here ’s How They Can Be Saved
With recent reports of difficult pregnancies and births from celebrities like Beyonce, Serena Williams, and Alyson Felix, and the death of Olympian Tori Bowie during childbirth, the long-overlooked dangers of maternal and child mortality have become increasingly prominent.
In a new report published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the global health philanthropic group highlights lagging progress in achieving United Nations (UN) goals for lowering mother and child deaths, along with innovative ways of addressing the problems with relatively inexpensive and easy to implement solutions that the group projects co...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria's Malaria Death Rate Dropped By 55% in 21 Years - WHO
[Premium Times] Although Nigeria accounted for about 27 per cent of the global burden of malaria cases, the country has made significant progress. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
