Zero Malaria: Ecobank mobilises businesses to combat Malaria in Africa
Ecobank Plc is spearheading efforts to rally businesses across Africa to eradicate malaria from the continent.
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Ecobank Plc is spearheading efforts to rally businesses across Africa to eradicate malaria from the continent.
"Malaria is an endemic disease in Nigeria, with 97 per cent of the population at risk."
Countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region aim to achieve malaria elimination by 2030. In the region, malaria is concentrated in high-risk areas and populations such as forest-going mobile and migrant populations (MMPs). However, routine protective measures such as long-lasting insecticidal nets do not prevent all infectious bites in these high-risk populations. Evidence for the effectiveness of a personal protection package tailored to forest-going MMPs which is acceptable, feasible, and cost-effective for reducing malaria transmission is required to inform the malaria elimination toolkit in ...
New data from the World Health Organization reveal that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths.
Worst-case scenario averted, but urgent action needed to meet global malaria targets New data from the World Health Organization reveal that the