Ethiopia: Death Toll From Malaria Outbreak in Western Oromia 'Significantly Higher' Than Reported Numbers - OPA
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Oromia Physicians Association (OPA), non-profit professional association, has dispatched groups of doctors to Western Oromia to provide emergency healthcare services to communities battling an active malaria outbreak. The association said that the situation in the West Wollega and Kellem Wollega zones is "much worse" than what has been reported. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Kenya: Kenya's Bold Step Towards a Malaria-Free Future - Unveiling the National LLINs Distribution Campaign
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has launched the National Long-Lasting Insecticidal Treated Nets (LLINs) Distribution Campaign that kicks off today. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Approves First African-Manufactured Malaria Drug
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Company News East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Kenya Malaria Manufacturing Source Type: news
Nigeria: Reps to Conduct Survey On Fake Malaria Drugs
[Daily Trust] The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control to conduct a baseline survey on fake anti-malaria medicines in the six geo-political zones of the country and report back within four weeks. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: Over 7 400 Malaria Cases Recorded, 17% Locally Acquired
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded over 7 400 malaria cases between January and October this year, with only 17% of these having been locally acquired. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Prequalifies First African-Made Combination Therapy for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
[Universal Corporation Ltd] Geneva and Kiambu -- Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), a Strides Pharma Science Limited (Strides) enterprise, with support from MMV, becomes the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a combination drug used to prevent malaria in children living in areas of seasonal malaria transmission. The combination therapy is employed in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programmes and is designed to protect (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: First African-Manufactured Combination Therapy For Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Receives WHO Prequalification
[Universal Corporation Ltd] Geneva and Kiambu -- Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), a Strides Pharma Science Limited (Strides) enterprise, with support from MMV, becomes the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a combination drug used to prevent malaria in children living in areas of seasonal malaria transmission. The combination therapy is employed in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programmes and is designed to protect (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Uganda: Neonatal Conditions Top the List, Malaria Cases Decline in New Health Sector Performance Report
[Nile Post] The annual health sector performance report has unveiled a comprehensive picture of the disease burden affecting the nation, with neonatal conditions emerging as the leading cause of health facility deaths across all age groups, accounting for a substantial 10.3%. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Uganda Source Type: news
South Africa: Malaria Season - Travellers Warned to Take Precautions
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is urging people travelling to malaria-endemic areas to take the appropriate precautions this summer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria South Africa Southern Africa Travel and Tourism Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Amidst Alarming Surge in Malaria Cases, Amhara Regional Health Institute to Launch Antimalarial Chemical Spraying Program
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In the wake of the doubling of nationwide malaria cases in the past three months, reaching a staggering 2.4 million, the Amhara Regional Public Health Institute has announced plans to implement an antimalarial chemical spraying program in 190 kebeles across the region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: The Long Road to a New Malaria Vaccine, Told By the Scientists Behind the Breakthrough - Podcast
[The Conversation Africa] The world has waited decades for a malaria vaccine, and now two have come along in quick succession. On October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that a new malaria vaccine, R21, developed by the University of Oxford be rolled out for the prevention of malaria in children, just two years after another vaccine, the RTS,S, got its endorsement. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: 'We Could Eradicate Malaria By 2040' Says Expert After Revolutionary Vaccine Is Approved By WHO
[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa every year. Trials have shown that the R21/Matrix vaccine, developed by Oxford University together with the Serum Institute of India, reduces malaria by up to 75%. It can be manufactured cheaply and on a mass scale. The Conversation Weekly spoke to chief investigator Adrian Hill, who is also director of the Jenner Institute at the (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Dozens Die of Malaria in Conflict-Ridden West Wollega Zone, Oromia As Hunger Takes Toll On Civilians
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba - A malaria outbreak has claimed the lives of at least 36 people over the last two months alone in Begi and Kondala districts of the conflict-ridden West Wollega zone, in Oromia regional state, local officials confirmed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Approves Second Malaria Vaccine for Children
[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world's first shot against the parasitic disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria Source Type: news
Nigeria: WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine for Use Against Malaria
[Premium Times] The R21/Matrix-M vaccine is the second vaccine against malaria to be approved by WHO. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
