First Malaria Vaccine Approved By WHO
The World Health Organization(WHO) on Wednesday 6th of October 2021 endorsed the first ever vaccine for malaria prevention, a move many expert believe could save the lives of tens of … Read More
Tag: Malaria
China Has Been Certified Malaria Free
China has been certified malaria free by the WHO following a 70-year effort, a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the … Read More
Unparallel global burden of malaria
We live in malaria endemic region where the high burden of malaria in terms of economic, health, social standing is unparalleled. What causes malaria ? Malaria is caused by the … Read More
Do you actually have typhoid and malaria?
Each time an average person falls ill, it is typical for them to attribute it to typhoid and malaria and hence would walk into any hospital and request to be … Read More
RESISTANCE TO MALARIA MEDICATIONS AND ITS PREVENTION
Antimalarial drug resistance has been defined as the “ability of a parasite strain to survive and/or multiply despite the administration and absorption of a drug given in doses equal to … Read More
Neurotoxin that specifically targets Anopheles mosquitoes discovered
CDC Global/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Malaria continues to impact populations with significant deaths worldwide. Nearly half the world’s population lives in areas vulnerable to malaria which kills roughly 450,000 people per year, … Read More
New type of bed net could prevent millions of malaria cases, according to research
A new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria, according to new research published in The Lancet today (10 August). The two-year clinical trial in Burkina … Read More