An unprecedented year in the malaria fight - Top stories of 2020
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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 our top stories of 2020:
Continuing the fight against malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic - Despite the global health crisis, PMI and our partners rapidly adapted to
continue our vital malaria work. We protected almost 160 million people with mosquito nets, 7.5 million children with
Fauci: U.S. hit the hardest by COVID-19
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pictured during testifimony before Congress in July, said Monday that the United States would be in better shape if more people wore masks and observed social distancing. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 16 (UPI) The United States has been hit the hardest of any other country by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaking at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene s annual meeting, said he doesn t expect that to change any time soon.
Asymptomatic children could be super-spreaders of malaria
Malaria-infected children with no symptoms are super-spreaders of the disease, a study has revealed. Copyright: Image by Ian Ingalula from Pixabay
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A few malaria-infected children with no symptoms served as super-spreaders of the disease
Findings may open a new chapter for malaria control, says an expert
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The recently launched special edition of the World Malaria Report 2020 projects that due to COVID-19 WHO’s interim targets set for 2020 for the reduction of case incidence and mortality will be missed by 37% and 22%, respectively. If we are to meet the WHO’s 2030 goal of reducing malaria incidence and mortality by 90%, increased commitment is imperative and MMV remains more committed than ever to playing its part.
As this extraordinary year draws to a close, I would like to thank you for your unstinting support over the years. It is deeply appreciated. None of our progress this year would have been possible without you, our partners, old and new. And most of all, none of this would have been possible without the commendable resilience and flexibility of the MMV team, whose support to the organization in these unprecedented times has been more than stellar. Some of us have had COVID-19, some of us haven’t seen our families in months, and yet we have supported each other through
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The internet has become a powerful venue for the dissemination of misinformation fueled by antivaccine and antiscience movements. Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed vaccine hesitancy as one of 10 threats to global health along with issues such as climate change and weak primary health care highlighting the need for action and global support for curtailing vaccine-preventable diseases. The strength of the antivaccine movement began gaining traction in the early 2000s, concomitant with a cyber explosion of personal websites, blogs, and social media platforms. To this day, these same online platforms and networking sites continue to be the main drivers of misinformation.