February 9

• 130,000 Workers Benefit From HIV and Malaria Activities

  AIM

  About 130,000 workers employed in 840 Mozambican private companies have benefitted over the last five years from the activities of the Association of Businesses against HIV/AIDS,... Read more »

February 8

• 10 Facts on Malaria [document]

  The Herald

  About 3,3 billion people - half of the world's population - are at risk of malaria. Every year, this leads to about 250 million malaria cases and nearly one million deaths. People... Read more »

February 7

• Bauchi to Reduce Malaria Deaths By 50 Percent By 2013

  Daily Trust

  The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) has pledged to curtail the incidence of malaria and reduce deaths caused by the... Read more »

• Malaria, Bigger Killer Than Envisaged - Study

  Vanguard

  EVEN though it is already established as one of the world's leading killer disorders, the global death toll from malaria is much higher than envisaged, new data has revealed. A... Read more »

February 6

• Malaria, Malnutrition On the Rise After Violent Clashes

  Sudan Tribune

  16-year old Nyayan Giet lies helpless on a metallic bed in a maternity ward at Walgak Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) as she quietly stares at at roof with no ceiling. Her... Read more »

• Why Are World Leaders Turning Their Backs On the Continent? [column]

  OSI

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the most important and effective financial facility addressing AIDS. It has saved and prolonged millions of lives. Yet at... Read more »

• Paying for Health [analysis]

  AfricaFocus

  "Simply put, if we allow the fund to fail, many people will die, and we will forfeit the chance at the "AIDS-free generation" that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called... Read more »

• Government Allays Fears On Malaria Deaths Report

  Citizen

  The government said yesterday that the country is on the right path to drastically reduce malaria deaths despite a new global report showing that the disease kills twice as many... Read more »

• Malaria Twice As Deadly As Feared

  AIM

  A study published on Friday in the British medical journal "The Lancet" has found that malaria kills almost twice as many people as formerly believed. Read more »

February 3

• Study - Malaria Death Toll Nearly Twice the Official Count, Kills Many Adults

  KPLU

  A new global estimate of malaria deaths by researchers in Seattle has revealed the death toll is much greater than most experts had thought -- and is not, as had been universally... Read more »

• Malaria Kills Nearly Twice as Many People Than Previously Thought [press release]

  Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

  Despite assumptions that mainly young children die from the disease, 42% of 1.2 million deaths occur in older children and adults. Read more »

• Malaria Kills Twice As Many People As Previously Thought, Research Finds

  Guardian Network

  Malaria kills twice as many people every year as formerly believed, taking 1.2 million lives and causing the deaths not only of babies but also older children and adults, according... Read more »

• Malaria Mortality 'Underestimated' [analysis]

  IRIN

  A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the... Read more »

• Six Malaria Cases Confirmed in Tshwane

  SAPA

  Six people have been diagnosed with malaria in Tshwane in Gauteng without visiting malaria areas, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said. Read more »

• Malaria Prevention - 13 Winning Moves for Workers

  Public Agenda

  1. Build malaria information sharing into the agenda of staff meetings and host question and answer sessions with trained health workers to correct misconceptions about malaria. Read more »

February 2

• Hyundai Embark On Malaria Education - Target School Children

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  The Hyundai Motor Company in collaboration with Auto Plaza embarked on malaria awareness educational programme for school pupils in Accra. The pupils were educated on the symptoms... Read more »

February 1

• Global Fund for Aids, TB and Malaria Faces Challenges

  allAfrica.com

  In its short 10-year history, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved millions of lives, but as it marks its anniversary it finds itself the subject of... Read more »

• Sirleaf Elected to Head Anti-Malaria Body

  Analyst

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been elected president of the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA).  The Liberian President was elected by members of ALMA to succeed the... Read more »

• Sirleaf Returns Home After African Union Summit

  Liberia

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived home Tuesday evening from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she attended the 18th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the... Read more »

• Malaria Can Be Fought and Must Go [opinion]

  Daily News

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has been deservedly praised for his efforts towards eliminating malaria in Africa and particularly Tanzania. Read more »

January 31

• President Sirleaf Elected to Chair African Leaders Malaria Alliance

  Liberia

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been elected Chairperson of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, succeeding the founding Chair, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. ALMA is an... Read more »

• Country Wins Award for Fighting Malaria

  New Times

  President Paul Kagame, yesterday, received on behalf of Rwanda the prestigious 2012 African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) award. Read more »

• Ellen Elected President of Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance

  Heritage

  President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been elected President of the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). The Liberian President was elected by members of ALMA to succeed the... Read more »

• At AU Confab - Ellen Elected to Head ALMA

  New Dawn

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been elected president of the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). The Liberian President was elected by members of ALMA to succeed the... Read more »

• PATHS2, Partners Set Path to Cheap Antimalarial Drugs in Lagos, Four Others

  Vanguard

  The dream of access to cheap Anti malaria drugs in Nigeria is about to come true at long last. This development is being facilitated by the Partnership for Transforming Health... Read more »