Artemisinin is the most important component in antimalarial drugs, but an increasing number of parasites in Africa are now resistant to it. If action isn’t taken swiftly, the consequences could be disastrous. From her office in Berlin’s Charite university hospital, Welmoed van Loon is observing a disturbing trend on the African continent. The researcher with […]
Rwanda is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), where experts and stakeholders will discuss improving health care on the continent. The outcomes from the event are key to building Africa’s public health resilience, pandemic preparedness, and national and regional capacity to address existing gaps. The New Times caught up with […]
New data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and treatment services in 2021. According to this year’s World malaria report, there were an estimated 619 000 malaria deaths globally in 2021 compared to 625 000 in […]
Each year, the World Health Organization, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across the globe. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Symptoms, including fever, headache, and chills usually appear 10-15 days […]
Lusaka, Zambia — Faith leaders from FLAME (Faith Leader Advocacy for Malaria Elimination) joined Ministry of Health officials and private sector leaders to strategize around accelerating the elimination of malaria in Zambia at FLAME’s annual Round Table. Against a backdrop of stalled global progress towards malaria elimination, leaders from the interfaith FLAME coalitions are acting […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi and the World Health Organization are rolling out a new malaria vaccine for young children that backers say will reduce deaths from the mosquito-borne disease. The RTSS vaccine was pilot tested on more than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi and recommended a year ago by the WHO. Despite […]
Officials from the ministry of health say Malawi has cut malaria deaths by 50 percent from 23 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016 to 12 deaths per 100,000 in 2021. Secretary for Health Dr. Charles Mwansambo revealed the news in Mchinji during the launch of the extension for malaria vaccination sites. “We have reduced the […]
The federal government yesterday commenced the dissemination of the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator survey (NMIS) report. The documents tagged, “The 2021 Malaria Indicator Survey Report,” as well as the Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Strategy and Implementation Guide,” was formally unveiled by the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie […]
South Sudan sets target of reducing malaria deaths by 80 per cent by 2025, renews efforts towards ending malaria Over 150 participants took a major step to end malaria in South Sudan during the first-ever national malaria conference that took place from November 8 to November 10, 2022. The conference with the theme “saving lives […]
Changes in climatic factors – such as higher temperatures and increased rainfall – affect the developmental, behavioural and distribution patterns of insects like mosquitoes. These changes have serious implications for the effective control of insect-borne diseases such as malaria. Worryingly, temperatures across southern Africa are predicted to increase by at least 0.8⁰C by 2035. Malaria […]
Malaria remains one of the most devastating parasitic diseases affecting humans. In 2020 there were around 241 million cases and 672,000 malaria-related deaths. This is a sharp increase from 2019. One reason it’s so persistent is that the malaria parasite has a very complex life cycle. It involves many different developmental stages and multiple hosts […]
Researchers have linked an invasive mosquito to recent malaria outbreaks. The species thrives in urban areas and threatens to undo progress in eradicating the disease An invasive species of mosquito was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia this year, scientists said on Tuesday. Ethiopian scientist Fitsum Tadesse presented research that suggests a […]
The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. Several different COVID-19 vaccines were developed and approved for use within a year of the disease’s emergence. In contrast, it took over 30 years of intensive research and numerous clinical trials […]
Zero Malaria: Through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), Zanzibar plans to end malaria prevalence by 2027 as part of the island’s initiatives to improve welfare and increase tourism. Healthy safety is a major tourist consideration when tourists consider taking a safari in Africa. Malaria prevalence is one of the major tropical diseases that tourists are […]
Harare — Malaria is the world’s most important and deadly tropical mosquito-borne parasitic disease, according to the United Nations, killing a child under five every 75 seconds, and making it an urgent public health priority for the world. And Sub-Saharan Africa continues to carry the heaviest malaria burden, accounting for about 95% of all malaria cases […]
Dr Lauren Arendse and Prof Kelly Chibale, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are part of a breakthrough finding that shows that a cancer drug, currently in clinical trials, can potentially protect from, cure, and prevent the transmission of malaria. The groundbreaking research is in collaboration with several local and international institutions from […]
Malawi’s health ministry says it will soon roll out Africa’s first malaria vaccine for children under age five. The RTS,S vaccine, which was tested in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, took more than 30 years to develop. While the vaccine has a relatively low level of effectiveness, it has raised hopes of saving some of the […]
Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR is fully committed to work with development partners to make the Isles free from malaria by 2027, Health Minister Nassor Ahmed Mazrui, has vowed. Mr Mazrui said the goal was intended to contain the problem in all parts of Tanzania so that citizens and visitors could no longer be worried about the […]