January 12
Cape Verde: Another Malaria Milestone As WHO Declares Cabo Verde Free of Deadly Disease
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: Climate Change Risks Upending Global Fight Against Malaria - WHO
Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a "substantial risk" to progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organization… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Africa: WHO Approves Second Malaria Vaccine for Children
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Africa: New Financing Tool Aims to Increase Access to Lifesaving Mosquito Nets
More people in some of the world's poorest communities will have access to quality health products such as top of the line mosquito nets, thanks to a new financial mechanism… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Africa: More African Countries to Receive Lifesaving Malaria Vaccine
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: Use New Tools to Save Lives, WHO Says On World Malaria Day
The UN health agency issued a call to action on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Malaria Day, for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives,… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Malawi: UN Ramps Up Aid As Millions Affected in Cyclone Freddy's Wake
UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, which has worsened cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique as communities… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: WHO Unveils New Strategy to Tackle Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Africa
A new strategy has been launched to address the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Pharmaceutical Company GSK Awarded U.S.$170 Million Contract to Produce Malaria Vaccine
The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world's first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease,… Read more »