Africa: Findings On Malaria Immunity Could Help Vaccine Development
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Understanding how people exposed to malaria for the first time develop immunity could lead to creating more effective treatments including vaccines to fight the disease, researchers say. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - June 4, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: One Million Children to Get Free Malaria Treatment in Adamawa
[This Day] One million children from age three to 59 months old are billed to get free malaria treatment in Adamawa State in 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - June 2, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rwanda: Rwanda in Talks to Acquire Malaria Vaccine
[New Times] Rwanda is taking part in discussions with several international stakeholders, as part of efforts for the country to acquire the malaria vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 30, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Government Raises Red Flag Over Sudden Increase in the Number of People Suffering From Malaria
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has raised a red flag over the sudden increase in the number of people suffering from malaria across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigerian Grammy Award Winners Yemi Alade, Meji Alabi Join Global Campaign Against Malaria Deaths
[Vanguard] Yemi Alade and Meji Alabi join a stellar cast of international change-makers to turn up the pressure in the fight against malaria today, launching the second chapter of the multi-award- winning Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 26, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: The Solvable Health Issue That Kills More Than Malaria, Aids and TB
[African Arguments] In most African countries, quality surgery is only for the rich. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Commonwealth Countries Lagging in Malaria Elimination Race - Report
[Vanguard] Despite significant efforts to maintain malaria programming through the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria and several Commonwealth countries are falling behind in the race to halve malaria cases and incidence by 2023. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: Fight Against Malaria Intensified As New Laboratory Launched
[Daily News] TANZANIA has beefed up its fight against malaria following launching of genomics laboratory for conducting molecular surveillance including research to monitor changes in parasites population and antimalarial drug resistance. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 21, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Annual SMERG Meeting Drives Digitalisation of Malaria Surveillance
Discussions focused on ways to streamline surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation to sustain crucial gains and fully respond to emerging priorities in malaria control and elimination, including the use of digital technologies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 20, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: Zambezi Reports Four Malaria Deaths, 4 622 Cases
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Health and Social Services says the Zambezi region continues to record a high number of malaria cases despite efforts to eliminate the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 9, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Are Antimalarial Drugs Still Effective?
[Africa Renewal] Esther Ayuga knows all too well what to do when her four-year-old son Jeremy Otieno develops a fever: take him to the nearest health centre, Kaluo Health Centre immediately. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 6, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Famacare Marks 3rd Anniversary With Free Malaria Test, Treatment
[Vanguard] To mark the 3rd Anniversary and commemorate the 2022 World Malaria Day, Famacare, a healthcare provider committed to providing primary healthcare services to residents of densely populated areas, has carried out free malaria testing for Egbeda and Abule-Egba communities in Lagos State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 4, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Eritrea: Eradicating Malaria
[Shabait] Malaria is one of the world's killer diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) reports, in 2020, the number of infection worldwide was 241,000,000, while the number of deaths stood at 627,000, with 95 % of malaria incidences and 96% of deaths occurring in Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 2, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: LASG to Scale Up Innovation, Deploy New Tools to Combat Malaria
[Vanguard] Lagos State Government has pledged to scale up innovation and deploy new tools to combat malaria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - May 2, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Sudan: WHO Congratulates Sudan On Adopting the 'High Burden to High Impact' Approach
[WHO] Sudan is the first country in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to embrace this innovative approach to malaria control (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
