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To achieve zero malaria in Africa, countries must prevent, diagnose and treat the disease at no cost to patients

• ‘COVID-19, Rising Drug Resistance Threaten Disease Elimination • Slowing Down On Fight May Increase Child Mortality, Mokuolu Warns As nations celebrate World Malaria Day (WMD) today, Nigeria and other African countries worse hit by the disease may get more relief and inch near the global zero malaria target with mass deployment of malaria vaccine by October this year. x The cheery news came with indications that the malaria vaccine jab, RTS, S has passed safety and efficacy tests in clinical trials and may be globally approved for mass deployment an...

The 25 countries that could beat malaria by 2025 Ethiopian women celebrate getting new bed nets for protection against malaria-bearing mosquitoes. The World health Organization says it has identified 25 countries with the potential to stamp out malaria in the next five years. Copyright: UNICEF/Getachew, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Speed read Eight countries were certified malaria-free last year despite COVID-19 But disruptions to health services during the pandemic could threaten progress Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under ...

By Sola Ogundipe Leaders of countries must step up investments to end malaria as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten historic gains against one of the oldest and deadliest diseases, participants at a Virtual Forum on Malaria Elimination, co-hosted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and the World Health Organisation, agreed on Wednesday. Held in the lead-up to this year’s World Malaria Day on 25th April, the event highlighted recent progress towards malaria elimination, with Algeria, Paraguay, and Uzbekistan, as well as El Salvador, the first Central American country, all being ce...

More countries set to achieve zero malaria —WHO On By Sola Ogundipe Leaders of countries must step up investments to end malaria as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten historic gains against one of the oldest and deadliest diseases, participants at a Virtual Forum on Malaria Elimination, co-hosted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and the World Health Organisation, agreed on Wednesday. Held in the lead-up to this year’s World Malaria Day on 25th April, the event highlighted recent progress towards malaria elimination, with Algeria, Paraguay, and Uzbekistan, as well as El Salv...