Blog Posts
Sharing space with mosquitoes; the woes of trotro mates, drivers and mechanics
Malaria is still a major public health problem in Ghana even though, the country has seen significant improvement in its fight against the disease over the years. These gains that the country has chalked so far in relation to reducing the malaria burden could be attributed to the several malaria […]
Researchers reach new milestone in the development of effective malaria vaccine
Sanaria® PfSPZ-CVac” is a live vaccine consisting of infectious Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria parasites that are injected into the subject at the same time as they receive an antimalarial drug. The parasites quickly enter the liver where they develop and multiply for 6 days, and then emerge into the blood As […]
Did you know that Malaria in pregnancy could cause miscarriages?
The World Health Organisation designates the 25th of April as WORLD MALARIA DAY to commemorate the effect of malaria on disease burden countries and high-risk populations such as pregnant women and infants. This year it was themed Zero Malaria – Draw the line against malaria. Malaria is the most common […]
How to make your freelance reporting sustainable
Newsroom layoffs have become an evergreen storyline in the media industry today. More than 16,000 newsroom jobs in the U.S. were slashed in 2020, across local newsrooms and media giants alike. Whether by choice or increasingly out of necessity, it is clear that more and more journalists are turning to freelancing. I […]
Feminist Journalists Program open [Worldwide]
Journalists interested in feminism and social justice can apply for this program. The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched the Feminist Journalist Project (FJP), which aims to create a cohort of 15 journalists reporting about the ways in which feminists resist oppression. Participants will receive honorariums of US$15,000 and have access to six online sessions between May […]
RTS,S malaria vaccine reaches more than 650 000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi through groundbreaking pilot programme
Malaria vaccine coverage through childhood immunization programme signals strong community demand for vaccine. Two years on from the launch of a pilot programme, more than 1.7 million doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine have been administered in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, benefitting more than 650 000 children with additional malaria protection. […]
Invest in fight against malaria to fill funding gap —AMMREN urges African govts
he African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), a Pan-African advocacy group of journalists and scientists, has called on governments of malaria endemic countries to invest in the fight against malaria to fill the funding gap. According to the group, unless countries found innovative ways to mobilise adequate resources to […]
More Countries Than Ever Before On The Verge Of Zero Malaria
nding malaria critical to beating future pandemics and unlocking economic and societal benefits, leaders say ahead of this year’s World Malaria Day Twenty-four countries around the world have eliminated malaria since 2000, and more countries than ever before are within reach of zero malaria in the coming years. However, leaders […]
World Malaria Day: Step up the fight against malaria
Accra, April 25, GNA – The African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has called on stakeholders in the fight against malaria to step up the game to save more lives. This is because, “It is not acceptable that thousands of people, mainly children and pregnant women continue to die […]
WORLD MALARIA DAY 2021 PRESS STATEMENT BY AMMREN
Sunday, April 25, 2021: The commemoration of the 2021World Malaria Day provides another opportunity for countries to focus on malaria and step up the fight against the disease, that is preventable and treatable disease, yet continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. The theme for the Day […]