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Rwanda: Researchers Discover New Malaria Strain
New Times, 8 August 2020
While the resistance was identified in a laboratory experiment, the researchers say that it has not yet appeared among humans across the country. Read more »
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Africa: We Must Continue to Scale Up Malaria Programmes, Despite Covid-19
African Arguments, 4 August 2020
Deaths from malaria could double if the fight against coronavirus comes at the expense of anti-malaria efforts, warns Sierra Leone's Health Minister. Read more »
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Africa: Coronavirus Could Double Malaria Deaths, Researchers Warn
allAfrica, 7 August 2020
Malaria deaths in Africa could double this year if the coronavirus pandemic is allowed to disrupt malaria prevention and treatment initiatives, say researchers from Imperial… Read more »
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Africa: Breakthrough - Microbe Found to Block the Transmission of Malaria
The Conversation Africa, 7 June 2020
Malaria has been a terrible human disease from before the neolithic period up to present day. It has likely caused more human deaths than any other infectious agent. If realised,… Read more »
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Africa: Why It's Vital to Look Beyond the Hype About Repurposed Malaria Drugs
The Conversation Africa, 7 June 2020
There are many examples in history of drugs that have been repurposed for different diseases. One such drug is chloroquine, which was and is still used for malarial treatment. It… Read more »
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Africa: Four Ways to Combat Malaria in the Time of COVID-19
allAfrica, 21 May 2020
Globally there are more than 5.1 million cases of COVID-19 with most cases currently in high income countries. The U.S. and Europe are responsible for 72% of COVID-19 cases, 63% of… Read more »