January 12
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Malaria-Free Certification Award Ceremony - 12 January 2024
Honourable Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, Read more »
Cape Verde: WHO Certifies Cabo Verde As Malaria-Free, Marking a Historic Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in global health. With this announcement, Cabo Verde joins… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: WHO's Annual Malaria Report Spotlights the Growing Threat of Climate Change
Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Africa: Malaria Vaccine is Here - 'The World Needs Good News - And This is a Good News Story'
Shipments of the world's first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331 200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first to a… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Africa: WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine for Malaria Prevention in Updated Advice On Immunization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO:… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Africa: WHO and the Global Fund Announce Commitment for Enhanced Collaboration
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) signed a new and revised Strategic Framework for… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: WHO Urges Increased Implementation of Recommended Tools to Combat Malaria
Marking World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a call for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives from malaria. Nearly… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Africa: WHO Publishes Recommendations On Two New Types of Insecticide-Treated Nets
Since 2005, over 2 billion insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have been distributed worldwide to prevent malaria. All of these nets were treated with only one insecticide class -… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Africa: WHO Announces New Director of the Global Malaria Programme
WHO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi, MD, MPH as Director of the Global Malaria Programme, effective 8 April 2023. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: Despite Continued Impact of Covid-19, Malaria Cases and Deaths Remained Stable in 2021
New data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: Tackling Emerging Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Africa
WHO is launching today a new strategy to respond to the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa. The strategy is being released during World Antimicrobial… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: WHO Welcomes U.S.$ 140 Million BMGF Investment to End NTDs and Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the announcement that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will commit US$ 140 million over 4 years to support initiatives… Read more »
Africa: WHO Welcomes U.S.$ 250 Million NTD and Malaria Pledge By Novartis
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the announcement that Novartis pharmaceutical corporation will commit US$ 250 million to the fight against neglected tropical diseases… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: Commonwealth Leaders Recommit to Ending Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) concluded today with Heads of State and Government from Commonwealth countries signing and adopting the Kigali… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Updated WHO Recommendations for Malaria Chemoprevention Among Children and Pregnant Women
WHO has updated it recommendations for 3 key malaria prevention strategies: seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC - previously known as… Read more »
Africa: Updated WHO Recommendations for Malaria Chemoprevention and Elimination
WHO published today in the consolidated guidelines for malaria a package of new and updated recommendations across a number of technical areas - from malaria chemoprevention and… Read more »
April 25, 2022
Sudan: WHO Congratulates Sudan On Adopting the 'High Burden to High Impact' Approach
Sudan is the first country in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to embrace this innovative approach to malaria control Read more »
April 21, 2022
Africa: Over 1 Million Children Protected By First Malaria Vaccine
Ahead of World Malaria Day (25 April), WHO calls for continued innovation to save lives Read more »