Pregnant women from sub-Saharan Africa with malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher prevalence of anemia than pregnant women without infections according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The findings may have implications for reducing the risk of death in pregnant women and preventing low birth weights and neurocognitive impairment in their children as …
Chinese pharmaceutical company Fosun Pharma on Tuesday donated anti-malaria drugs to Kenya’s health ministry to boost the war against the tropical disease that is the leading cause of death among pregnant women and children below five years in the country. Rashid Aman, chief administrative secretary in the Ministry of Health, said the donation will aid …
In years past, if a person living in sub-Saharan Africa began to experience a fever and chills, they might reasonably assume they had malaria. While it’s true that plenty of other diseases, like dengue, share those early symptoms, malaria is by far the most common: In 2018, there were an estimated 228 million cases of …
A media coalition on malaria is to be set up to support the Zero Malaria Starts with Me (ZMSWM) campaign in the country as part of efforts to step up advocacy on the prevention and control of malaria. A virtual meeting attended by founding members of the coalition made up of journalists and other stakeholders, …
It is that time of the year again. The monsoon showers are here to take all our summer woes away. The arrival of the much-awaited rains has also triggered a bevy of infections and diseases. Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne diseases which can prove to be fatal, if not taken care of …
During the COVID-19 pandemic, other diseases are still infecting and killing millions of people around the world, writes Bill Gates. It is vital that adequate supplies, medicine, and health care are still given to those infected with diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Lockdowns have already made it difficult for health workers to provide …
Back in March when COVID-19 hit, Pedro Alonso became alarmed about a different infectious disease. “I thought I would be witnessing the biggest malaria disaster in 20 years,” says Alonso, a malaria scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO). African countries went on lockdown to curtail COVID-19; worried about mass gatherings, they suspended campaigns to …
u may be wondering why we have a World Mosquito Day when these animals are responsible for the transmission of malaria. Well, that is what this day is all about; raising awareness regarding this, so that more people will be safe and protected. It is also important to recognize that all animals and creatures play …
Back in March when COVID-19 hit, Pedro Alonso became alarmed about a different infectious disease. “I thought I would be witnessing the biggest malaria disaster in 20 years,” says Alonso, a malaria scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO). African countries went on lockdown to curtail COVID-19; worried about mass gatherings, they suspended campaigns to …
Maputo — Malaria killed 365 people in Mozambique in the first six months of this year, out of 35,136 people seriously infected with the disease, according to Health Minister Armindo Tiago. This is a reduction on the figure for the same period in 2019, when 465 people died of malaria and 44,320 were seriously infected. …
