Archive for Month: April 2020
Countries urged to maintain momentum in the fight against malaria
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate and challenge even the most advanced health systems across the world, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria urges countries to keep up the fight against malaria, a disease that puts half the world’s population at risk and kills a child every two minutes. […]
WHO urges countries to ensure the continuity of malaria services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resilience of robust health systems around the world. Recognizing the heavy toll that malaria exacts on vulnerable populations in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the region’s fragile health infrastructure, WHO underlines the critical importance of sustaining efforts to prevent, detect and treat malaria. “As […]