Cape Verde: WHO Certifies Cabo Verde As Malaria-Free, Marking a Historic Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria
[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in global health. With this announcement, Cabo Verde joins the ranks of 43 countries and 1 territory that WHO has awarded this certification. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - January 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Cape Verde External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Cape Verde: Global Fund Applauds Cabo Verde for Eliminating Malaria
[Global Fund] In a remarkable public health achievement, Cabo Verde was certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. This certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least three consecutive years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - January 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Cape Verde Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
What are the benefits and risks of using topical insect repellents to prevent malaria?
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Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news
Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa ’s Pharma Industry
BioNTainers, facilities equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based vaccines have been inaugurated in Rwanda in December 2023. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPSBy Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Jan 8 2024 (IPS) An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the hope of helping the continent tackle vaccine inequity and fill the critical gap in vaccine manufacturing.
The agreement to operationalize the foundation was signed in Kigali, Rwanda, in late 2023.
What is important, according to stakeholders, is to focus efforts o...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aimable Twahirwa Tags: Africa COVID-19 Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Rwanda Source Type: news
Leprosy, Polio, Malaria, TB, Measles... And Massive Unscreened Illegal Immigration
Authored by James Varney via RealClear Wire, Successful public health campaigns and medical advances have enabled the United States to conquer a range of disfiguring and damaging diseases. Polio, which paralyzed…#malaria #tb #jamesvarney #realclearwire #florida #jaybhattacharya #stanforduniversity #typhoidmary #artarthur #newyorkcityhealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: World Malaria Report 2023 - a Call for Concerted Action to Address Growing Threats
[Independent (Kampala)] The World Health Organization's World Malaria Report 2023, released this month, paints a concerning picture of the global state of malaria in 2022. Despite continued efforts, malaria remains a significant public health challenge, with both malaria incidence and mortality higher now than they were before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This scenario is exacerbated by the growing impact of climate change, which, alongside other challenges, threatens to reverse progress in the fight against the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - December 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Uganda Source Type: news
Kenya: WHO Prequalifies Another Malaria Vaccine
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The World Health Organization(WHO) has pre-qualified another malaria vaccine that was partially tested in Kilifi, Kenya. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Kenya Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: Forging a Path Towards Climate-Resilient Health and NTDs Control in Africa
[allAfrica] In the aftermath of COP28, where world leaders convened to address the pressing issue of climate change, the stark reality emerges: the realization of the vision of the "Africa We Want" is at risk. Despite global commitments to limit global warming to 1.5°C, carbon emissions fall far short of the 45% reduction target by 2030, disproportionately burdening Africa, which is only responsible for just 4% of global emissions. Devastating climate events continue to wreak havoc, heightening vulnerabilities (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Climate Environment External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Prequalifies Second Malaria Vaccine
[Premium Times] In October, WHO recommended its use for the prevention of malaria in children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Science ’s 2023 Breakthrough of the Year: Weight loss drugs with a real shot at fighting obesity
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Obesity plays out as a private struggle and a public health crisis. In the United States, about 70% of adults are affected by excess weight, and in Europe that number is more than half. The stigma against fat can be crushing; its risks, life-threatening. Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
WHO Report Reveals That Malaria Cases Increased in 2022 WHO Report Reveals That Malaria Cases Increased in 2022
The global status of malaria has been affected by factors such as the pandemic, which significantly disrupted malaria services, treatment, and diagnosis worldwide.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - December 14, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Kisii, Nyamira Residents to Benefit From Treated Mosquito Nets
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Residents in Nyamira and Kisii are set to benefit from treated mosquito nets in line with the malaria elimination campaign. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Malaria Source Type: news
Sickly sweet: how our sugar-coated cells helped humanity turn illness into evolution
The molecules that cover our cells have interacted over the ages with our environment and the diseases that plague us – and in the process shaped our progressAccording to the latest estimates, Covid-19 may be responsible for more than18 million deaths worldwide. While infectious diseases like this have devastated humanity, it may be wrong to assume they are always antithetical to our survival and flourishing as a species. Otherwise, why would ancient pathogens such as malaria (of thefalciparumtype), cholera, typhoid, measles and influenza A persist as human-only diseases – and why have we not evolved immunity to them?T...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mark Honigsbaum Tags: Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology Medical research Science Evolution Source Type: news
Uganda: Rotary Family Carnival 2023 - Uniting for a Malaria-Free Uganda
[Nile Post] Malaria Free Uganda, in partnership with Rotary, is set to host the second edition of the annual Rotary Family Carnival on December 10, 2023, at Legends Rugby Club. This vibrant event aims to raise funds for malaria prevention and control in Uganda, bringing together families and communities for a day of joyous activities and world-class entertainment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Antibiotic Resistance Is a Silent Epidemic
[Independent (Kampala)] Interview -- Each year antimicrobial resistance - the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them - claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years' experience in infectious diseases, what health organisations on the continent are doing to fight this threat to medical progress. Nyirenda is Extraordinary Senior Lecture in the Department of (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
