Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there: South Africa has mobile malaria border surveillance units working with communities and in highly mobile migrant populations. Photo: Jaishree Raman In recent years South Africa has made significant progress in its effort to eliminate malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists it as …
Agriculture is linked with malaria in complex ways: evidence from 16 African countries: When done unsustainably, agricultural development can harm human health. Nikada via GettyImages The African population is expected to triple by 2100. This means that more food, water and agricultural commodities are required. To meet these needs, African governments and development agencies have …
Some malaria parasites are evading detection tests, causing an urgent threat to public health: Diagnostic is a crucial step in the fight against malaria. Shutterstock Malaria is an old disease. Yet it continues to have devastating impacts on poor people, especially in Africa. To fight the disease, countries primarily use insecticide-treated bed nets to control …
Antimicrobial resistance now causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS and malaria worldwide – new study: Some estimates suggest antimicrobial resistance could cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Fahroni/ Shutterstock Antimicrobial resistance is spreading rapidly worldwide, and has even been likened to the next pandemic – one that many people may not even be aware …
We studied the sounds of mosquitoes’ mating rituals – our findings could help fight malaria: mycteria/Shutterstock In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that almost half the world’s population was at risk of malaria, while some 627,000 people died from the disease. Although a malaria vaccine may soon be available (the WHO recommended one …
The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa: Medicines, insecticides and nets may deliver short-term anti-malaria goals. Shutterstock Reports of sporadic resistance to modern malaria drugs have begun appearing in recent years, and are now confirmed in Rwanda and Uganda. The Conversation Africa’s Ina Skosana asked infectious diseases experts Deus Ishengoma and Fredros …
Half the world’s people could be at greater risk of malaria if control efforts do not improve: Indoor residual spraying is one of the main components of malaria control. Cristina Aldehuela/AFP via Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on international malaria control and elimination efforts. According to the latest World …
Some Nigerian plants show potential to treat malaria: Malaria is endemic in Nigeria. Alexander Joe/AFP via Getty Images Six countries in Africa accounted for about half of all malaria deaths worldwide in 2019: Nigeria (23%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (11%), Tanzania (5%), Burkina Faso (4%), Mozambique (4%) and Niger (4%). The World Health …
Malaria elimination in southern Africa? Possibly, but these gaps need attention: Blood feeding female malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis. University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control Malaria is a risk to three quarters of the population in the Southern African Development Community, a 16-member organisation that draws in countries across southern and eastern Africa. Some …
The seven steps South Africa is taking to get it closer to eliminating malaria: South Africa offers free malaria testing and treatment to anyone entering the country along shared borders. Jaishree Raman There were dire warnings that malaria cases would surge across Africa after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a …
Ending malaria in Africa needs to focus on poverty: quick fixes won’t cut it: Spraying houses with insecticide is a temporary solution. Cristina Aldehuela/AFP via Getty Images Globally more than 400,000 people die of malaria annually. Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the disease. In 2019, 94% of deaths and cases were recorded in the …
Malaria vaccine is a major leap forward: but innovation mustn’t stop here: A health worker prepares a malaria vaccination in Yala, Kenya Brian Ongoro / AFP via Getty Images The World Health Organisation (WHO) took an historic step in the fight against malaria when it recently recommended the use of a malaria vaccine for young …
Breakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease: The first ever malaria vaccine promises to bring the battle against infections back on track. Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The World Health Organization has announced a historic move: it has recommended the widespread use of the first ever malaria …
South Africa in the news: African Union to start talks with WHO on malaria vaccine rollout on continent: Africa will start talks with the World Health Organization about getting the first approved malaria vaccine to the continent as soon as possible, the African Union’s top health official said on …: “South Africa” – BingNews Brazilians …
Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria: Paul Starosta/GettyImages It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where after decades of control initiatives there were still some 384,000 deaths and 188 million malaria cases in 2019. Malaria prevention …
How we used smartphones to test for malaria: lessons from Uganda: The spread of malaria can be controlled by community-based management. Jonathan Cooper Malaria is one of the world’s leading causes of illness and death. Around 229 million people are infected each year and more than 400,000 of them die. The spread of malaria can …
Malaria control needs longer lasting repellents. We’re a step closer to finding one: Malaria infections can still occur outdoors. GettyImages Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and death around the world. The disease is primarily caused by the bite of mosquitoes carrying a parasite. In 2019, around 229 million malaria cases were …
What Nigeria must do to eliminate malaria: three researchers offer insights: Reliable and affordable tests are crucial in eliminating malaria Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Nigeria accounts for nearly a quarter of deaths from malaria in the world – in 2018 the numbers stood at 95,000. Three of the country’s top malaria researchers reflect …