The UN says efforts to combat malaria are bearing fruit: access to diagnostic testing and effective treatments have saved nearly 750,000 lives over the past decade. Read more »
The past decade has seen progress in reducing malaria deaths, especially on the continent where the majority of deaths occur, by one third. Read more »
Amid renewed hostilities between South Sudan and its northern neighbour, a fresh initiative aims to provide some relief from the ever-present threat of malaria that is killing ... Read more »
The Kenyan Treasury has turned down a proposal by civil society groups to set up a trust fund to fight HIV/Aids. They say the government does not have enough money to fund the ... Read more »
The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and Malaria says because of the country's serious mismanagement of funds it has no option but to decrease funding. Read more »
More than 1.2 million people died from malaria worldwide in 2010, but the death rate is falling due to improved programmes to roll out treatment and bed nets. Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been elected Chairperson of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, succeeding the founding Chair, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. Read more »
Rwanda was among seven African countries to receive the African Leaders Malaria Alliance award for accelerating and sustaining access to malaria control and treatment. Read more »
The deputy minister of Health, Evelize Frestas, said that the proper use of mosquito nets contributes to reduce the transmission of malaria and other vector-borne diseases. Read more »
A study has provided some reassurance in the use of anti-malarial drugs that have in the past posed risks to women in the early stages of pregnancy. Read more »
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