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Africa: Fighting Malaria - 'Best Investment in Health in Decades'
allAfrica, 26 April 2012
The pay-off from investment in anti-malaria programmes has been nothing short of spectacular, and every effort must be made to maintain these efforts, says the director of the… Read more »
'Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria'
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of Africans every year and, for those who survive it, the disease compromises immunity to other diseases and lowers productivity. Yet it is both preventable and treatable, writes Sue Valentine for AllAfrica on World Malaria Day.
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25 April 2012
World Malaria Day: A Look At The Gains
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The theme of this year's World Malaria Day is "Sustain gains and Saves lives, invest in malaria" this year marks a decisive juncture in history of ... see more »
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18 April 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message on Malaria Day
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Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on World Malaria Day 2012. see more »
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23 April 2012
WHO: Scale up the Fight Against Malaria
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During the past decade, global malaria prevention and control efforts have been scaled up, with notable progress in sub-Saharan Africa. However, ... see more »
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24 April 2012
WHO Launches Test, Treat, Track Initiative
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On World Malaria Day 2012, WHO hails global progress in combating malaria but highlights the need to further reinforce the fight. see more »
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13 April 2012
Getting to Zero - The Oslo Malaria Conference
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- Roll Back Malaria
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Every year, 781,000 lives are still lost due to malaria. Every 45 seconds, a child dies of malaria1. Yet malaria is a preventable and treatable ... see more »
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Ghana: Malaria Still Fearsome - Dr. Tinkorang
Ghanaian Chronicle, 18 April 2012
The Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Director for Public Health, Dr. Emmanuel Kojo Tinkorang, has underscored that Malaria is still fearsome, and negatively affects the growth of… Read more »
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Africa: African Church Praised for Crucial Role in Fighting Malaria
Christian Aid, 16 April 2012
With World Malaria Day on April 25 the unique role the Church is playing in tackling the disease in sub-Saharan Africa has been highlighted. Read more »
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Uganda: Fake Malaria Drugs Overwhelm Govt
EA Business, 15 April 2012
The National Drug Authority in Uganda has in recent years been overwhelmed by the amount of counterfeit drugs in the market that have endangered lives. Read more »
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Tanzania: Moshi Clinical Research Institute Strengthens TB, Malaria, HIV Analysis
Daily News, 14 April 2012
TUBERCULOSIS, malaria and HIV are major on-going research activities at the Moshi-based Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute(KCRI), the academic centre for evidence based health… Read more »
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Tanzania: Mobile Experimental Malaria Huts Trialled
SciDev.Net, 5 April 2012
Improvements to the design of mobile huts designed to study malaria transmission in rural Tanzania have provided new insights into mosquito behaviour. Read more »
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Africa: Malaria Gains Threatened By Global Fund Shortfall
Gates Foundation, 21 December 2011
Malaria funding has increased nearly ten-fold in the last decade and produced an incredible return on investment. Read more »
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The past decade has seen progress in reducing malaria deaths, especially on the continent where the majority of deaths occur, by one third. Read more »
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Efforts to reduce the burden of disease over the last 10 years have improved despite critical challenges in dealing with malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/Aids. Read more »
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More than 1.2 million people died from malaria worldwide in 2010, but the death rate is falling due to improved programmes to roll out treatment and bed nets. Read more »
