Archive for Month: July 2020
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign to kickstart in Savannah Region
The Savannah Regional Health Directorate in collaboration with the National Malaria Control program is scheduled to carry out this year’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign among children under five(5) years in the Savannah Region. The exercise which will start on Monday 20th July 2020, will target children between the ages of […]
COVID-19: Virus presents malaria symptoms but it’s not, NCDC warns
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says though Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents symptoms similar to malaria such as fever, both diseases are caused by different organisms and differ in mode of transmission. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle, while warning Nigerians against taking COVID-19 and malaria […]
Nigeria: What Kano Must Do to Effectively Tackle Malaria – Experts
Year in year out, governments and donor agencies expend huge amounts of resources for treatment and prevention of malaria in Kano State in particular and the country in general, but the problem seems insurmountable. Recently, Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN), a non-governmental organisation engaged by Catholic […]
Eritrea: Commendable Effort to Control Malaria Prevalence
Keren — Commendable effort is being exerted to control the prevalence of malaria in Anseba region. The report was made by the Ministry of Health branch in the region. Indicating that the achievement already registered is the result of the integrated efforts on the part of the Ministry of Health, […]
In African villages, coronavirus sparks fears of a spike in malaria deaths
GULU/PALABEK, Uganda, July 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – I n her small home in northern Uganda surrounded by the six children she cares for, Acayo Rose, 74, sleeps under a mosquito net she inherited from a dead relative. “My net has many holes,” said Rose, dressed in a t-shirt with […]
Increased Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to Artesunate/Amodiaquine Despite 14 Years as First-Line Malaria Treatment, Zanzibar
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria globally for the past 10–15 years and has contributed greatly to a reduction of malaria illnesses and deaths during 2005–2015 (1,2). However, artemisinin resistance emerged in Cambodia during 2008, where it then spread and even developed de […]
Ecobank Group Spearheads New Private Sector Initiative to End Malaria
Ecobank Group has confirmed its commitment to support ending malaria, launching the first-of-its-kind Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative in partnership with Dakar-based not-for-profit strategic communications and advocacy organization, Speak Up Africa, and the UN-hosted RBM Partnership to End Malaria. The new programme is set out to drive private-sector engagement on […]
WHO to protect two million Borno children against malaria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with Borno State government would treat two million children against malaria in the state. The children drawn from 25 Local Councils are to be administered with malaria chemo-prevention drug. While flagging off Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC) campaign, yesterday, in Maiduguri, WHO’s National Consultant […]
Uganda: There is need to improve approach to fight malaria
Recently, Health minister Ruth Aceng and State minister for Planning David Bahati launched ‘New approach in fight against malaria’ programme at Butanda Health Centre III. Sophisticated machines for larviciding were shown in the media. Dr Aceng explained that applying “specially treated green materials to places where mosquitoes breed will kill […]
Vaccine offers hope for malaria prevention in pregnancy
Malaria in pregnancy is still a major concern for the health sector due to the detrimental effects it has on infected mothers and their unborn children. In malaria-endemic areas or hotspots, people acquire immunity throughout their childhood. This means that they are generally protected against its most severe outcomes once […]