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Africa: Dramatic Fall in Malaria Deaths Shows Fight Can Be Won - UN
UN News, 9 December 2014
A newly-released United Nations health agency report reveals that the number of people dying from malaria globally has fallen dramatically with more and more countries moving… Read more »
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Nigeria: Public Hospitals Have Biggest Malaria Drug Stock
Daily Trust, 10 December 2014
Public health facilities have more artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) than private ones for the first time in four years since Nigeria adopted the drug as first-line choice for… Read more »
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Africa: Choose Bed Nets Over Insecticide to Tackle Malaria - Study
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 December 2014
Spraying insecticides indoors offers children no additional protection from malaria when bed nets are used, a study said on Tuesday, as malaria cases and deaths worldwide continue… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria, DR Congo Account for 39 Percent of Global Malaria Deaths
Guardian, 11 December 2014
Despite a dramatic global drop in malaria deaths and cases, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria together accounted for 39 percent of the global total of estimated… Read more »
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Africa: Effective Malaria Control Reduces Deaths
Global Fund, 9 December 2014
The number people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically since 2000 and malaria cases are also steadily declining, according to the World Malaria Report 2014, released today by… Read more »
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West Africa: Mass Drug Campaign Needed to Fight Malaria in Ebola Countries - Expert
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 December 2014
Mass drug treatment for malaria is a key step towards preventing a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Ebola-stricken countries and to ease the burden on medical staff, a leading… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: 1.5 Million People in a Country Affected By Ebola Receive Drugs to Prevent Malaria
MSF, 10 December 2014
As part of its ongoing emergency response to Ebola in West Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has carried out the largest-ever distribution of antimalarials in… Read more »
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Africa: WHO's Much-Awaited World Malaria Report Reveals Progress in the Fight Against Malaria
MMV, 10 December 2014
Most vulnerable populations remain the hardest hit Read more »
Fight Against Malaria Can Be Won - UN
The number of people dying from malaria globally has fallen dramatically with more and more countries moving towards its elimination, says a new report.
MSF nurse Eric Konate examines a sick child suffering from malaria at a mobile clinic in Bolom Village, Central African Republic.
InFocus
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Scidev.net talks to Faith Osier, an award-winning scientist, about her team's work on child and adult immunity to malaria and how it can aid vaccine development. Read more »
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A digitised malaria mapping database will help scientist and health workers access information about the locations of malarial hotspots and how they are influenced by weather ... Read more »
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Every year, malaria claims victims in Liberia. The disease is endemic there. However, with the Ebola epidemic, it has become very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain treatment. ... Read more »
