December 25, 2023
Uganda: World Malaria Report 2023 - a Call for Concerted Action to Address Growing Threats
The World Health Organization's World Malaria Report 2023, released this month, paints a concerning picture of the global state of malaria in 2022. Despite continued efforts,… Read more »
November 12, 2023
Africa: WHO Approves First African-Manufactured Malaria Drug
A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Uganda: Uganda to Get First-Ever Malaria Vaccine
In response to high demand for the first-ever malaria vaccine, Uganda has been listed among 12 countries in Africa that will be allocated a total of 18 million doses of RTS,S/AS01… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Uganda: Is Climate Change Fueling Uganda's Malaria Burden?
Even though the government has over the past couple of decades masterminded a wide-range of interventions in its fight against malaria, one of the deadliest diseases on earth,… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Uganda: Vaccine Against Malaria in Children Gets Approval
Ghana on April 13 became the first country to approve public usage of a new experimental vaccine for children to protect them from malaria. Read more »
March 13, 2023
Uganda: New Malaria Threat to Africa's Urban Areas
A species of mosquito that can carry malaria known as Anopheles stephensi has invaded eastern Africa. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, in October 2020 asked Jeremy… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Uganda: With a U.S.$587 Million Boost, Uganda to Take Malaria Battle to Homes
Uganda is set to make a major shift in the battle against malaria, with focus turning from treatment to prevention, especially at household level. Read more »
August 17, 2022
Uganda: Government to Vaccinate Children Against Malaria
The State Minister for Health, Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria. Read more »
June 10, 2022
Uganda: The Fight to Control Malaria
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… Read more »
April 21, 2022
Uganda: Malaria Vaccination to Start in 2023 - Health Minister
The Minister for Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that government will start the implementation of the malaria vaccine at end of 2023. Read more »