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Africa: Malaria Costs Africa U.S.$12 Billion a Year
allAfrica, 24 April 2015
In an interview with AllAfrica for World Malaria Day on April 25, Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, says while death rates… Read more »
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Africa: Malaria Vaccine Trial Raises Hopes
Global Fund, 24 April 2015
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria welcome the results of a large-scale trial of a malaria vaccine candidate in sub-Saharan… Read more »
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Africa: Fight Against Malaria Must Be Taken to 'Next Level', UN Agency Urges
UN News, 23 April 2015
The fight against malaria must be taken to the "next level" in order for the disease to be successfully eliminated, the United Nations health agency said today amid calls for the… Read more »
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Africa: The Fight Against Malaria - the Glass is Half Empty
Global Fund, 24 April 2015
Pedro Alonso was just out of medical school when he first visited Africa, an experience that was to change his life forever. Read more »
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Africa: Call to Protect Pregnant Women From Malaria
RBM, 24 April 2015
Today, as part of World Malaria Day commemorations, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership launches a Global Call to Action to increase national coverage with preventive treatment… Read more »
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Africa: Malaria - Working to Prevent Children From Falling Ill
MSF, 24 April 2015
Since 2000, malaria deaths have fallen by 47% globally, and by 54% in the African region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The use of rapid diagnostic tests and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Africa May Miss 75 Percent Reduction Rate in Malaria Cases, Deaths, Says WHO
Guardian, 24 April 2015
IN spite of the progress made so far, African countries are not likely to attain the World Health Assembly target of 75% reduction in malaria cases and deaths by 2015, the World… Read more »
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Africa: Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Committed to Strong Action Against Malaria
RBM, 23 April 2015
In advance of World Malaria Day, commemorated annually on 25 April, leaders from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Roll… Read more »
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Africa: Malaria - the Preventable Disease That Kills Thousands
Al Jazeera, 23 April 2015
As World Malaria Day approaches, the World Health Organization (WHO) is busy advocating for malaria control and elimination, particularly in the hardest hit continent of Africa. Read more »