MALE chauvinism can be traced as far back as humanity and despite efforts by various governments and civil society organisations to end the social anomaly, women continue being reduced to second-class citizens who have no say over matters concerning their lives. [Read More]
Around the world, an estimated 627,000 people died of malaria in 2012 - a grim figure considering that malaria is highly curable. At the same time, this number is a measure of progress: In 2000, the number of lives lost was 42 percent higher. More than 3.3 million additional deaths were averted during these years through strong efforts by countries to strengthen prevention and treatment efforts. [Read More]
With the launch of a new report by Save the Children this week, the momentum to achieve substantial reductions in neonatal mortality is accelerating. Ending Newborn Deaths: Ensuring Every Baby Survives is a continuation of Save the Children's No Child Born to Die campaign. The report presents a powerful reminder of the reasons for neonatal deaths, identifies eight essential areas for intervention, and proposes a five-point Newborn Promise plan to end all preventable newborn deaths, which governments and others should commit to this year. [Read More]
A typical environmental conditions with drought followed by heavy rainfall and flooding in arid areas in sub-Saharan Africa can lead to explosive epidemics of malaria, which might be prevented through timeline vector-control interventions... The aim of this study was to describe in Wajir town the environmental conditions, the scope and timing of vector-control interventions and the associated resulting burden of malaria at two time periods (1996-1998 and 2005-2007). [Read More]
During a francophone conference on HIV currently being held in France, MSF highlights the delay in the fight against the disease in French-speaking African countries and calls for them to adopt strategies that have proven to be highly effective in Southern Africa. [Read More]
The African Union (AU) joins the international community in celebrating the World Malaria Day under the theme Invest in the future. Defeat malaria. [Read More]
Message of the Regional Director, Dr Luis G. Sambo, on the occasion of World Malaria Day 20144/28/2014
Today, 25 April 2014, we commemorate World Malaria Day under the theme "Invest in the future: Defeat malaria." This theme is a rallying call for increased investment to accelerate action to defeat malaria. [Read More]
On World Malaria Day, it is encouraging to note that enhanced global efforts to control and eliminate malaria have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives since 2000. [Read more]
The tide has turned on malaria, with mortality rates for children in Africa down by half, but a stronger surveillance system is urgently needed to prevent new outbreaks and resurgences, United Nations officials today warned, marking the sixth annual World Malaria Day. [Read More]
Nearly a third of antimalarial medicines have failed quality tests due topoor packaging and incorrect levels of the active ingredients over the last 70 years, yet limited monitoring capacity in low-income countries means the problem’s true scale remains unknown, a study finds. [Read More]
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