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Liberia: Major Step in Malaria Prevention As Three West African Countries Roll Out Vaccine
GAVI, 25 April 2024
In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria… Read more »
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Africa: To End Malaria, We Must Advance Health Equity
Global Fund, 25 April 2024
The fight against malaria is at a pivotal point. In recent years, the progress we have made against this disease has ground to a halt, particularly in countries that carry a high… Read more »
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Global Fund, 25 April 2024
The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) held its 51st meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. While anticipating record… Read more »
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Cameroon: The Women Leading the Charge Against Malaria in Cameroon
Global Fund, 25 April 2024
We have new tools, but it is the health workers on the frontline who make the difference against malaria. Read more »
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Africa: Data Arms Africa's Fight Against Malaria
SciDev.Net, 25 April 2024
Year after year, hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa are lost to malaria--a preventable and treatable disease. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa On Track to Eliminate Malaria Disease By 2028
SAnews.gov.za, 25 April 2024
The Department of Health says South Africa is on track to achieve malaria elimination status by 2028, as outlined in the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan. Read more »
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Malaria Consortium, 25 April 2024
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria threatens the lives of 3.2 billion people around the world. Every year, the disease accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths,… Read more »
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Rwanda: Malaria - How Is Rwanda Handling Insecticide Resistance?
New Times, 25 April 2024
Malaria remains a public health issue in Rwanda, despite collaborative efforts. However, with interventions such as mass and routine distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets… Read more »
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Madagascar: Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar
MSF, 25 April 2024
Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic… Read more »
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Rwanda: Achieving a Malaria-Free Rwanda By 2030 Is Possible
New Times, 25 April 2024
Latest data from Rwanda Biomedical Centre, as reported by The New Times in its April 24 edition, indicates that malaria cases in the country dropped by a staggering 88% in 2023. Read more »
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Africa: World Malaria Day 2024 - 'Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'
WHO, 25 April 2024
Dear malaria partners and friends, Read more »
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Africa: World Malaria Day 2024: 'Accelerating The Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'
WHO, 24 April 2024
On this World Malaria Day 2024, we unite under the theme "Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world." This theme, which is in sync with this year’s… Read more »
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Africa: Nearly 10 000 Children Vaccinated As Malaria Vaccine Rollout in Africa Expands
WHO-AFRO, 9 February 2024
Nearly 10 000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since being introduced this year. A wider malaria vaccine rollout is underway this… Read more »