Speed read More than 30 per cent of Africans with fever did not seek malaria treatment in 2020 Experts blame COVID-19 lockdowns and fears of infection in healthcare facilities ‘Education programmes needed’ to end myths around infection, vaccination NAIROBI] The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented almost a third of people in Sub-Saharan Africa suffering from a …
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Journalism and communication midcareer professionals with limited experience in the United States can apply for this program. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of nondegree graduate-level study, leadership development and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. Primary funding for the Humphrey Program is provided by the U.S. Congress through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs …
As part of efforts to get everybody to use treated bed nets in households across the country, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) is embarking on a point mass distribution (PMD) exercise. The exercise would begin in April this year in the Upper East, Northern, Savannah and North East regions and would be extended to …
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Freelancers whose main source of income comes from journalism can apply for these grants. Rory Peck Trust is currently offering three assistance grants: The Legal Fund helps journalists cover the costs and fees related to legal action taken against them because of their reporting. The General Assistance Fund supports freelance journalists (and their families) when they need help due …
Madam Beatrice Akefo, a Principal Midwifery Officer (PMO) at the Representative and Child Health Unit (RCH) of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga has called on expectant mothers to avoid contracting malaria. She stressed that “Malaria is one of the killer diseases,” and urged pregnant women not to relent on the use of the …
The over 400, 000 individuals across the globe who died in 2020 as a result of malaria could have been saved, if some of the national health systems were more responsive. Individuals and communities could also have helped in saving lives if people had been more active in taking up the responsibility of ensuring timely …
English-speaking journalists worldwide can apply for a global journalism program in China. The School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University offers a master of arts degree in global business journalism, which seeks to train future journalists who can help the public understand the complexities of global business and the economy. The two-year program, a partnership between Tsinghua, the International Center for …
The slowdown in global warming that was observed at the end of last century was reflected by a decrease in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, and the University of Chicago. The results, published in Nature …
On March 4, over 80 private sector companies were represented at the virtual Private Sector Roundtable, as part of the Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign – a Pan-African movement mobilising all sectors of society to work towards the elimination of malaria by 2030. The roundtable event sought to increase the awareness of private sector companies about the …
El Salvador is first Central American country to achieve this status, third in all of the Americas in recent years El Salvador today became the first country in Central America to be awarded a certification of malaria elimination by the World Health Organization (WHO). The certification follows more than 50 years of commitment by the …
