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 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:38:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFg8wAAaW9820GT5aWO9DEx [Dabanga] El Fasher -- Doctors in the North Darfur capital of El Fasher have voiced concern at the rising tide of malaria cases, especially among children. Hospitals in the city report being overwhelmed by hundreds of cases daily. This is exacerbated by undercapacity, as the large El Fasher Teaching Hospital has been closed due to the war, and is now reportedly serving as a military barracks.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:46:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFg8wAAaW9820GT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEECRbo7ev1TP9M7fKGWt0o [Centre 4s] Introduction by Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, president centre4s.org]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:20:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEECRbo7ev1TP9M7fKGWt0o https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEHdn2HGo2CHzRQaTQYXBS9 [Premium Times] Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, also accounts for a high percentage of malaria burden globally]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:43:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEHdn2HGo2CHzRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGkvc9qUirBzEQqW5gBv7mX [Premium Times] Although Nigeria accounted for about 27 per cent of the global burden of malaria cases, the country has made significant progress.]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:29:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGkvc9qUirBzEQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFowQny-5DAlgC0qH-r7xlT [Daily Trust] Nigeria has recorded a 55 percent drop in malaria deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:59:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFowQny-5DAlgC0qH-r7xlT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEK-RrVOJaG5C1Ly282xAAw [WHO-AFRO] Gaborone -- Senior Africa health officials, donors and development partners convened today on the side-lines of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa and urged for increased investments to end malaria, a disease responsible for close to 600 000 deaths in the region. The meeting comes at a time when the fight against malaria in Africa is facing significant unprecedented funding and biological threats.]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:03:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEK-RrVOJaG5C1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFPf6eMNHLTewBC78OgjhDM [Daily Trust] The Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) Tuesday called for a comprehensive approach to tackling mosquitoes in order to reduce the burden of malaria in the country.]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:11:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFPf6eMNHLTewBC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQG3aiXwVXtTkclTP0vptTFR [UN News] More people in some of the world's poorest communities will have access to quality health products such as top of the line mosquito nets, thanks to a new financial mechanism launched on Tuesday.]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:44:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQG3aiXwVXtTkclTP0vptTFR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFpItC42NTd5PnNuMIJyU22 [AIM] Maputo -- At least 210 people died of malaria in Mozambique in the first six months of this year.]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:18:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFpItC42NTd5PnNuMIJyU22 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQECToPqLo5s4B-xWH3zZqEA [Goodbye Malaria] It is an oft-repeated fact that the deadliest creature on earth is the mosquito, a terrifying transmitter of the malaria parasite. According to the most recent World Malaria Report 2022, there were 619 000 deaths in 2021, with 90% of these occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Those most likely to die are children under five years old and pregnant women.]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:27:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQECToPqLo5s4B-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE5P4M4iEHFh4IAmcWJ0TmB [Vanguard] Experts under the auspices of the African Media and Malaria Research Network, AMMREN, African leaders have been tasked with being more committed to investing in malaria elimination rather than relying on donor funds.]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:22:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE5P4M4iEHFh4IAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE5-JE_mpZc7QBC78OgjhDM [Leadership] House of Representatives has urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Malaria, describing it as a deadly parasite with potential to inflict woes on Nigerians.]]> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:37:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE5-JE_mpZc7QBC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHDxkamQuZrX6vLeqE6yv18 [Leadership] The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Malaria, describing it as a deadly dead with potential to inflict woes on Nigerians.]]> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:35:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHDxkamQuZrX6vLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHC3rdCx28x0Ju9CxXrVx4c [The Conversation Africa] It's been 126 years since British medical doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitoes in the Anopheles family are primarily responsible for transmitting malaria parasites between vertebrate hosts.]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:58:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHC3rdCx28x0Ju9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE9dHcbLJ_diVRpWVnEcNkS [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique will introduce for the first time a vaccine against malaria as of next year, according to the Ministry of Health delegate for Vertical Control of Malaria, Inês António.]]> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:07:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQE9dHcbLJ_diVRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHAzXiGCEGE12Fk24e89-qg [spotlight] Malaria-carrying mosquitoes will, and are already moving to new habitats as the earth warms up due to climate change. They are expected to breed faster and bite more often. As a result, malaria cases may go up, impacting elimination efforts, infectious disease experts warn.]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:43:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQHAzXiGCEGE12Fk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGmGTb5kFtpbmsGk81fO-bN [New Times] The usually cold Northern province of Rwanda faces an alarming risk of increased malaria cases as temperatures rise, warns Faustin Munyazikwiye, Deputy Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA).]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:08:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGmGTb5kFtpbmsGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFfqNMhjA6FrSxhxzpi7FpJ [Daily News] MALAWI President, Mr Lazarus Chakwera has insisted that the vision for African continent should be youth-centric]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:06:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQFfqNMhjA6FrSxhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGkqzTCqi6E9y3FFO_xyF25 [Daily News] Barrick Bulyanhulu has embarked on the initiative to create awareness of the malaria pandemic among mining workers and people in the surrounding areas.]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:20:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQGkqzTCqi6E9y3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEo20J_GIdAIZONpYks2fGs [Nile Post] The Minister for Health, Dr. Ruth Aceng has announced that Malaria cases at the outpatient Department (OPD) in epidemic districts have dropped from 109,938 in March 2023 to the current 58,822 a drop of 46%.]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:39:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/TFsWHapRTQEo20J_GIdAIZONpYks2fGs