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Archive for Month: December 2020

An unprecedented year in the malaria fight – Top stories of 2020

2020 was not an easy year. Despite the historic challenges, PMI’s critical work continued.As we look back on the year, we applaud the partnerships that made possible both the celebratory milestones and the continued momentum to end malaria and save lives. With the year coming to a close, here is […]

Online violence, fueled by disinformation and political attacks, deeply harms women journalists

This research was co-written by Julie Posetti, Nermine Aboulez, Kalina Bontcheva, Jackie Harrison and Silvio Waisbord. An alarmingly high number of women journalists are now targets of online attacks associated with orchestrated digital disinformation campaigns. The impacts include self-censorship, retreat from visibility, an increased risk of physical injury, and a serious […]

Global action on malaria is stalling. In some countries it could be a greater threat than COVID

1.5 billion cases and 7.6 million malaria deaths have been averted since 2000. Africa has cut its malaria death toll by 44% over the same period. But funding slowed in recent years, and COVID further hampered progress. The global 2020 target for reducing malaria cases will be missed by 37% […]

Malaria tops reported health cases in Birim South District

The Birim South District recorded a total of 10,883 malaria cases representing 49 percent of all Out Patient Department (OPD) cases from the period of January to October this year. Upper respiratory cases recorded was 5,668 representing 25 percent of OPD cases, diarrhoea cases 2,160 representing 10 percent of OPD […]