Tanzania: Kagera Region Record Impressive Performance Against Malaria
[Daily News] KAGERA Region recorded impressive performance against malaria through various interventions including providing vaccinations to children and distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) to the people, it has been disclosed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Drive to Begin Across Africa With WHO Support
[RFI] The World Health Organization has said the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking a major step forward in the fight against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: World Vision Pledges to Support Malawi Govt In Malaria Vaccination Drive
[Nyasa Times] One of the leading organisations in Malawi, World Vision International, has hailed the endorsement of Southern of the world's first malaria vaccine in Africa, calling it a "historic breakthrough." (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 10, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: Malaria Vaccine a 'Game-Changer'
[Namibian] FORMER health minister and current Malaria Elimination 8 ambassador Richard Kamwi says the green light from the World Health Organisation for the first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in countries battling the disease is 'a game-changer.' (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Researchers Confident Population Will Embrace Malaria Vaccine
[VOA] Nairobi -- More than 260,000 African children under the age of five die from malaria each year, including more than 10,000 in Kenya, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's backing of a malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, for children in sub-Saharan Africa has raised hopes of preventing those deaths. The vaccine proved effective in a pilot program in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Malaria Down By 18% in Kisumu Thanks to New Vaccine
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The burden of Malaria has reduced by 18 per cent in Kisumu County which is endemic to the disease in the wake of a new vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Malaria Down By 18pc in Kisumu Thanks to New Vaccine
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The burden of Malaria has reduced by 18 per cent in Kisumu County which is endemic to the disease in the wake of a new vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rwanda: Rwanda Optimistic as WHO Approves First Malaria Vaccine
[New Times] Rwanda's Ministry of Health has expressed delight as a ground-breaking malaria vaccine has been given a go-ahead by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for use among children under the age of 5. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: World Health Organisation to Collaborate With Ned Nwoko Foundation On Malaria Eradication
[This Day] The World Health Organisation, WHO, will henceforth collaborate with Ned Nwoko Foundation in its quest to eradicate Malaria from Nigeria and Africa in general. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Eritrea: Eritrea Is Winning the War Against Malaria
[Shabait] The Government of Eritrea launched the Primary Health Care Policy (PHCP) to minimize and eventually eliminate easily controlled diseases that pose the most serious public health problems. Malaria, which affects millions in the developing world, is one of them. The common malaria parasite in Eritrea is Plasmodium falciparum, which accounts for more than 84% of all cases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: After 30 Years' Search, World Gets First Ever Malaria Vaccine
[Nation] The incredible work by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) and contribution by children in Kericho, Kisumu and Kilifi has finally paid off, giving the world its first ever malaria vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks on WHO Recommendation for Wider Use of the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine
[WHO] Dear colleagues and friends, (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: PATH Applauds WHO Recommendation for Broader Use of First Malaria Vaccine
[PATH] Seattle -- Vaccine shown to be cost-effective and trusted by caregivers and health care workers (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Historic Moment As First Malaria Vaccine Recommended for Widespread Use Among Children in Africa
[RBM] Geneva -- The RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes today's historic recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up deployment of the first-ever malaria vaccine as a complementary prevention tool for children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission . (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: President Kenyatta Urges Global Leaders to Sustain Momentum in Fight Against Malaria
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the global community to remain focused on the fight against malaria despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - September 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
