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By Fri Jul 09 2021 Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Leprosy and Tuberculosis (BACATMA), says it has targeted 1.5 million children for the 2021 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign. Mr Umar Babuga, Director, Malaria Control in the agency, stated this in an interview on Thursday in Bauchi.
Odisha leads in malaria control with 90% reduction in cases He said this was made possible due to integrated intervention like the State-led programme called Durgama Anchlare Malaria Nirakarana (DAMaN). Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has made significant progress in controlling malaria with 90 per cent reduction in number of cases over the last three years due to targeted interventions by the State government. The rate of reduction of the vector-borne disease between 2018 and 2019 was 40 per cent against the national average of 17 per cent d...
The Association of Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has attributed the major issues affecting the fight against reducing the prevalence of malaria in Katsina State to poor healthcare facilities and lack of adequate medical personnel in local communities.. The State Coordinator, Shola Babadiya, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the success recorded so far in their advocacy and awareness campaign geared towards reducing mortality rate and preventing malaria transmission among families in Katsina rural areas. “Thirty to 40 per cent of the healthc...
WHO Yemen Update Situation report - Issue no.3 (March 2021) Format HIGHLIGHTS COVID19 Response: WHO in partnership with UNICEF, supported the arrival of the first batch of 360,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccines shipped through the Covax facility P 03 Infection & Prevention Control: WHO and the Ministry of Public Health & Population on 13-15 March organized an Infection & Prevention Control (IPC) workshop in Aden for 42 reproductive health workers from 11 governorates to improve the quality of IPC at Maternal & Newborn health departments. P 05 WHO & partners continue their fight against...
Graphic Online BY: News Desk Report 705 Pharmaceutical company, Novartis, has called for increased leadership commitment towards the prevention and treatment of malaria. The company, in a statement issued to mark World Malaria Day, said although the disease was preventable and curable, millions of children died each year from it. “Leaders must reinforce their commitments in drawing the line against this preventable and treatable disease in achieving a malaria-free world because the patient cannot wait,” the statement, titled, “No one should die of malaria” said. World Malaria Day, ma...