Ghana recorded a total of 3,745,398 confirmed malaria infections from January to September 2022 out of 7,749,627 tests conducted, data from the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has shown. The figure shows a decrease in malaria infection as compared to 4,133,020 malaria cases recorded in the same period in 2021. The country has also seen...
New findings published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its annual World Malaria Report show that the disease remains a deadly threat to millions worldwide. The RBM Partnership to End Malaria calls on country leaders, donors, and policy makers to increase their malaria efforts and get the fight against this disease back on track...
Professional journalists fluent in English can compete for this award. The BBC is seeking individuals living and working in Africa, who combine strong journalism skills, on-air flair and an exceptional talent in telling African stories for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. The winner will receive a three-month training and development opportunity with the BBC in London, starting in early September...
New research has confirmed that a three-dose malaria vaccine is both safe and effective in West African adults, including those previously exposed to malaria. Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) led work on the Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine. The clinical trial, which included 80 participants, compared...
The World Health Organization says that malaria cases and deaths remained stable last year, after a worrying rise during the first year of the Covid pandemic. But, in its world malaria report released on Thursday, the WHO warned of new challenges including mosquito resistance to insecticides and parasite resistance to drugs used to treat malaria....
According to this year’s World Malaria Report, countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and treatment services in 2021. “Following a marked increase in malaria cases and deaths in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria-affected countries redoubled their efforts and were able to mitigate the worst impacts...
Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announce decision to move to Phase 3 study for novel non-artemisinin combination to treat uncomplicated malaria · This novel combination also contains an optimized formulation of lumefantrine, which allows it to be given once daily versus the usual twice-daily administration · As the world faces emerging resistance to current malaria...
Malawi and the World Health Organization are rolling out a new malaria vaccine for young children that backers say will reduce deaths from the mosquito-borne disease. The RTSS vaccine was pilot tested on more than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi and recommended a year ago by the WHO. Despite a low effectiveness...
Malaria is normally considered a disease that impacts people living in rural areas. Why are WHO and UN-Habitat now focusing on malaria in urban settings? First of all, we know that malaria is and will continue to be a major problem in rural areas. So today and into the future, malaria is likely to be...
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and its development partners is set to expand the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) to 93 other districts across seven regions in Ghana, beginning December 2022. Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, who made this known at a media briefing in Accra, said 42 districts...