Malaria Care Improves With Cash
In Ghana, when patients arrive at the hospital, there are two lines: one for those paying cash and one for those with health insurance. More»
World Malaria Day 2013: Invest in the Future, Defeat Malaria
Sir Richard Feachem On "Shrinking the Malaria Map"
Reowned health expert Sir Richard Feachem shares his view on the tremendous progress that has been made in reducing the global malaria burden in the last decade. More»
Keeping a Crafty Killer On the Run
Imagine that snake attacks were killing a person a minute. Or that it was dogs, or foxes or chickens that were killing three-quarters of a million people a year. More»
Intensifying the Malaria Fight in Africa
As the world celebrates Malaria Day 2013, the World Health Organization is reminding African countries of the need to increase efforts to combat the disease. Ninety percent of the 660,000 malaria deaths reported in 2012 occurred in Africa. More»
Liberia: 'The Struggle Continues'
I woke up feeling the headache and chills, and made a couple of trips to the bathroom to ease the nausea. The experience was all too familiar; I was having another bout of malaria. More»
The Bigger Picture
Malaria deaths in Africa are down by one-third compared to the year 2000 but progress remains fragile, writes Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership. More»
AllAfrica is proud to support The Big Push, a digital campaign initiated by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to rally support for the goal of virtually eliminating deaths from these three deadly diseases. Click here to view AllAfrica's campaign page.
Top Headlines
- Nigeria: Mortein Battles Malaria in Lagos (This Day)
- Eritrea: WHO Lauds Accomplishments in Fighting Malaria - Report (Shabait)
- Mali: Global Fund Announces New Mali Grants (Global Fund)
- Tanzania: Funding Approved for Next Period of Malaria Ssf Grant to Tanzania (GFO)
- Ghana: Global Fund Approves Funding for Phase 2 of Two Malaria Grants to Ghana (GFO)
- Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe, Zambia in Joint Malaria Reduction Programme (The Herald)
- Angola: Over Seventy People Die of Malaria in Agostinho Neto Hospital (ANGOP)
- Africa: Web Tool Tracks Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Mosquitoes (SciDev.Net)
- Niger: Impending Threat of Deadly Malaria and Malnutrition Combination (MSF)
- Congo-Kinshasa: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Malaria Deaths (MSF)
- Uganda: 100,000 Ugandans Die of Malaria Every Year - Minister (New Vision)
- Nigeria: Africa, China Rub Minds On Aids, Malaria, Others (Vanguard)
- Africa: Semi-Synthetic Artemisinin Promises to Boost Global Malaria Gains (IRIN)
- Uganda: Govt Launches Largest Malaria Prevention Campaign (Global Fund)
- Gambia: Data Suggests Decline in Malaria in CRR (Foroyaa)
- Uganda: Today Marks Beginning of the End of Malaria (Observer)
- Africa: Kent Campbell - At a Defining Moment in the Fight to End Malaria (Global Fund)
- Nigeria: FG Distributes 1.9 Million Treated Nets in Delta to Fight Malaria (This Day)
- Africa: Switzerland Announces Large Increase in Its 2013 Pledge to the Global Fund (GFO)
- Gambia: AMMREN-Gambia Distributes Mosquito Nets to Communities in NBR (Daily Observer)
- Africa: AMMREN-Gambia Chapter Distributes Mosquito Nets (The Point)
- Nigeria: FG Yet to Embrace Bio-Larvicides for Malaria Control - Expert (Daily Trust)
- Africa: TB, HIV and Malaria Vaccine Research Gets Major Boost (Aeras)
- Uganda: New Tips to Avoid Malaria (Observer)
- Africa: Switzerland Raises Contribution to Global Fund By 43 Percent (Global Fund)
- Africa: Communities, NGO Delegations Seeking Info on Global Fund's Model (GFO)
SponsorWire
Ecowas
- Commissioner Defends Ecowas' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners
- Ecowas Ministers Agree On Implementation Action Plan On Proposed Lagos-Abidjan Highway
- ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Seek West African Command for UN Mission in Mali
- Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
- Workshop On Youth Employment Action Plan Ends in Accra
- ECOWAS, Partners Have Made Irreversible Progress in Mali
- ECOWAS Sympathizes With Nigeria Over Pilots Death
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 130 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.