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Namibia’s north see surge in malaria deaths
Namibia has reported a sharp increase in malaria cases and deaths in the north of the country amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the country’s health minister said Tuesday. While the country is dealing with COVID-19, it is also faced with other health challenges, such as malaria, hepatitis E and tuberculosis, […]
Why malaria treatment shouldn’t take a back seat to COVID-19
Ridding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already been weakened by governments shifting resources from malaria control and elimination initiatives to the fight against COVID-19. And those efforts were recently dealt another sucker-punch. Catharina Boehme is the chief executive of […]
African Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Save Additional Lives From Malaria in the Face of COVID-19
PRESS RELEASE By Nigeria Health Watch 11 May 2020 – In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members of the End Malaria Council have released a joint statement and a four-pronged action plan calling on African and global leaders to […]
Africa floods threaten to exacerbate coronavirus and malaria, Catholic expert says
Yaoundé, Cameroon – Flooding has killed at least 260 people across East Africa, with Kenya the hardest hit country, and Catholic aid experts fear the impact of the disasters caused by heavy rains could both complicate the fight against the coronavirus and also reignite water-borne diseases such as malaria. The […]
Malaria risk is highest in early evening
ide-scale use of insecticide-treated bed nets has led to substantial declines in the global burden of malaria in recent years; however, evidence from a number of locations suggests that mosquitoes might be changing their biting behavior in order to avoid contact with these nets,” said Matthew Thomas, professor and Huck […]
Arica: Half of Resources Committed to COVID-19 Can Eradicate Malaria in Africa – Nwoko
Abuja – Billionaire businessman and Founder of Ned Nwoko Foundation, Prince Ned Nwoko, has said malaria would be a thing of the past if half of the resources being channeled to fighting coronavirus in Africa could also be injected into the fight against malaria. Nwoko, who noted that malaria was […]
Cameroon: COVID-19 Frightens Malaria Patients
A song urging Cameroonians not to relent in the fight against malaria blasted through speakers Saturday — World Malaria Day — at road junctions and popular neighborhoods, as well as from publicity vans driving through Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde. Dr. Daniel Etoundi of Cameroon’s public health ministry said health teams were […]