Cameroon Starts World ’ s First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children
Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.
The campaign due to start Monday was described by officials as a milestone in the decades-long effort to curb the mosquito-spread disease on the continent, which accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria deaths.
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“The vaccination will save lives. It will provide major relief to families and the country’s health system,” said Aurelia Nguyen, chief program officer at the Gavi vaccines alliance, which is helping Cameroon secure the s...
Source: TIME: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
Cameroon starts world's first malaria vaccine program for children
Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
First mass malaria vaccination campaign begins in Africa
Shots will be given to children in Cameroon as part of rollout of up to 30mn jabs across continent#cameroon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First mass malaria vaccination campaign begins in Africa
Shots will be given to children in Cameroon as part of rollout of up to 30mn jabs across continent (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Routine malaria vaccines start to roll out to protect children in Africa
The first routine vaccine to protect children from malaria, one of Africa's deadliest diseases, launches in Cameroon. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Malaria-Free Certification Award Ceremony - 12 January 2024
[WHO] Honourable Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - January 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Cape Verde External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Malaria Elimination - Lessons From Cabo Verde
[Vanguard] The recent certification of Cabo Verde by the World Health Organisation, WHO, as the third malaria-free country in Africa after Mauritius (1973) and Algeria (2019) offers valuable lessons for Nigeria in its fight against the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Cape Verde Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
West Africa: West Africa Fights Back Against Fake Malaria Medication
[ISS] These are among the most common counterfeit drugs worldwide. Several promising interventions aim to combat the illegal trade. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - January 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Legal and Judicial Affairs Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Malaria-Free Cape Verde a 'Beacon of Hope' for Africa
[DW] The World Health Organization has certified Cape Verde as malaria-free, hailing the development as a significant milestone in the fight against the disease. But much remains to be done. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - January 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Cape Verde Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Cape Verde: Another Malaria Milestone As WHO Declares Cabo Verde Free of Deadly Disease
[UN News] The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - January 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Cape Verde External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: 'Ghana Poised to Eliminate Malaria by 2028'
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is poised to eliminate malaria deaths by 90 per cent and case incidence by 50 per cent in the year 2028. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Yale epidemiologists lead effort to boost disease surveillance in Chad
An intensive training program led by the Yale School of Public Health is helping to strengthen disease surveillance after a recent surge in malaria and dengue. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Nigeria: Hurdles Nigeria Must Overcome to Achieve Malaria Elimination
[Vanguard] ·As WHO certifies Cabo Verde 3rd malaria-free African country (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Cape Verde: Malaria-Free Cape Verde a 'Beacon of Hope'
[DW] The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cape Verde as malaria-free, hailing it as a significant milestone in the fight against the disease. But much remains to be done. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Cape Verde Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Malaria drug Trump touted as Covid cure increased chance of death – study
Study calculated that there was an 11% increase in mortality associated with cases involving the use of hydroxychloroquinePeople who took an anti-malaria treatment thatDonald Trump touted as a cure for Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic and waning days of his presidency were 11% more likely to die from the virus, according to a new scientific study.The study ’s authors– who published their findings in the peer-reviewed Biomedicine& Pharmacotherapy journal – also estimated that nearly 17,000 people in six different countries, including the US, died after contracting Covid-19 and taking the antimalarial hyd...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas Tags: Coronavirus Donald Trump Science US news US politics Infectious diseases Source Type: news
