Did you go on holiday this December/January? Don’t forget to educate yourself on the differences between COVID-19 and Malaria. Thanks to the whirlwind that was 2020, the December holiday season not only came as a welcome break but also saw a dramatic resurgence in the spread of COVID-19. Although, that didn’t stop many of us …
An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 246, Issue 1, January, 2021, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1535370220961764) describes a new target for the development therapies and vaccines for malaria. The study from the West African Centre for Cell Biology of infectious Pathogens at the University of Ghana in Accra (Ghana) reports that peptide antibodies against a new merozoite protein (PF3D7_1459400) block parasite entry into …
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 a quick look back at …
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% and the mortality reduction target …
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 cases, Rheumatism and joint pains …
The World malaria report, published annually, provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends. The report tracks investments in malaria programmes and research as well as progress across all intervention areas: prevention, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance. It also includes dedicated chapters on malaria elimination and on key threats in the fight against …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. A better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding are needed to change the global trajectory of the disease …
On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization is calling on countries to step up the fight against malaria, saying the coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse important gains made in efforts to control this deadly disease. Since 2000, the U.N.’s World Health Organization reports 1.5 billion malaria cases and 7.6 million deaths have been averted …
Because of the small amount of available treatments, anti-malarial drug resistance is a significant threat. The World Health Organization released a new report summarizing WHO surveillance of antimalarial-drug resistance from 2010 to 2019.There are currently only a small number of drugs in use to treat malaria, a deadly disease which 1.1 billion people are at high risk of …
Females are able to clear asymptomatic malaria infections at a faster rate than their male counterparts, says a study published today in eLife. The findings, originally posted on the preprint server medRxiv*, suggest that biological sex-based differences are an important factor for epidemiologists to consider in the human response to malaria parasites. Malaria remains a significant …
