Follow AllAfrica News: Malaria, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-malaria Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:35:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQH42hpaWnCBzt5ZnUTwRGH7 [New Dawn] Novartis endorses the Kigali Declaration on neglected tropical diseases, pledging USD 250 million to advance R&D of new treatments against NTDs and malaria over five years]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:23:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQH42hpaWnCBzt5ZnUTwRGH7 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQH42hpaWnCBzkQqW5gBv7mX [New Dawn] Every two minutes, an African child dies from malaria. The continent accounts for over 90% of global malaria deaths and over 40 per cent of the global burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The Kigali Summit is a historic opportunity for world leaders to reaffirm commitments to end malaria and NTDs.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:23:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQH42hpaWnCBzkQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHDIU67O6g-os4HQhe4ZUzd [RBM] Kigali, Rwanda -- Global leaders led by African Heads of State have today announced the first in a series of pledges to accelerate progress against Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) at the historic Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:54:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHDIU67O6g-os4HQhe4ZUzd https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHDIU67O6g-okQqW5gBv7mX [RBM] June 23, 2022 - Today, alongside the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda, leaders from around the world will meet to make bold commitments toward ending malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:43:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHDIU67O6g-okQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHaDVcUk2-Nd6gzzHWHxDTV [allAfrica] Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have much in common. Both cause undue suffering in communities globally, especially in Africa. Yet while this scourge of infectious diseases can be treated and prevented, more than 600,000 people are still being killed every year by malaria alone.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:09:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHaDVcUk2-Nd6gzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHULH1HG3Wg48qq6eZJzUh9 [allAfrica] After a recent work trip to Kisumu City on Lake Victoria in western Kenya, I suffered a bout of malaria that left me sick for two weeks. Getting tested and treated was not hard; the challenge was the long incubation and recovery period that reduced my productive work time to zero and making a dent in my income.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 02:55:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHULH1HG3Wg48qq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHKpQ2RhGOtoCoxzwoq1nFt [Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari will participate in the 26th session of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) where he will deliver an address as a special speaker at the Summit on Malaria and Tropical Neglected Diseases.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:22:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHKpQ2RhGOtoCoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQG4qPAEBvkgSfdczOo_8W9B [Independent (Kampala)] The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths in 2020 globally.]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:08:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQG4qPAEBvkgSfdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGqBXy5DnaqWioxzwoq1nFt [Nile Post] The Kyabazinga of Busoga William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV has launched a drive to end malaria through early diagnosis and treatment, including identifying asymptomatic cases.]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:45:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGqBXy5DnaqWioxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE0M5LW_o7S90ZPHFZJLI3I [WHO] WHO has updated it recommendations for 3 key malaria prevention strategies: seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC - previously known as intermittent preventive treatment in infants, or IPTi) and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp). When given to the young children and pregnant women who are most vulnerable to malaria, preventive chemotherapy has been shown to be a safe, effective and cost-effective strategy for reducing the disease burde]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:11:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE0M5LW_o7S90ZPHFZJLI3I https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE0M5LW_o7S96gHTd9OkkKt [WHO] WHO published today in the consolidated guidelines for malaria a package of new and updated recommendations across a number of technical areas - from malaria chemoprevention and mass drug administration to elimination. The guidelines encourage countries to tailor the recommendations to local disease settings for maximum impact.]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:09:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE0M5LW_o7S96gHTd9OkkKt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE28_l410vg9gm0QkxGtqLL [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.]]> Sat, 04 Jun 2022 14:39:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE28_l410vg9gm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFhqj6GC4owFfnNuMIJyU22 [This Day] One million children from age three to 59 months old are billed to get free malaria treatment in Adamawa State in 2022.]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:28:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFhqj6GC4owFfnNuMIJyU22 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGvSbALS8_NZDErtZyObPkc [New Times] Rwanda is taking part in discussions with several international stakeholders, as part of efforts for the country to acquire the malaria vaccine.]]> Mon, 30 May 2022 11:13:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGvSbALS8_NZDErtZyObPkc https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHVyAaapB22kum6srrLMsqK [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.]]> Sun, 29 May 2022 15:08:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHVyAaapB22kum6srrLMsqK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE1XIo39vTWTjErtZyObPkc [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.]]> Thu, 26 May 2022 10:42:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE1XIo39vTWTjErtZyObPkc https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEZEa-JBT8sEReIF_fEM9tn [Premium Times] According to the 2020 World Malaria Report, Nigeria has the highest number of malaria cases in the continent and globally]]> Thu, 26 May 2022 06:56:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEZEa-JBT8sEReIF_fEM9tn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEZEa-JBT8sEeGrEXdXG_66 [The Conversation Africa] The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths in 2020 globally.]]> Thu, 26 May 2022 06:51:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEZEa-JBT8sEeGrEXdXG_66 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGdSv2UBrJ87_dczOo_8W9B [African Arguments] In most African countries, quality surgery is only for the rich.]]> Wed, 25 May 2022 06:32:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGdSv2UBrJ87_dczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE9x30yZiijfKvLeqE6yv18 [SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed the Chief Director who recommended that self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his family be issued with Permanent Residence Permits - with immediate effect.]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 10:38:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE9x30yZiijfKvLeqE6yv18