malaria

Investigations continue on unknown disease in DRC

Published on: December 13, 2024
10:16

Kinshasa, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Investigations on an unknown disease undertaken by the health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) continue today in the locality of Panzi.

Health Ministry reinforces prevention and control of diseases in DR

Published on: June 28, 2024
13:41

Santo Domingo, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Ministry of Public Health today reinforced its strategy for the prevention and control of malaria and dengue fever, especially in areas where cases have been identified, in order to avoid their spread.

WHO: New strategy to boost stalled crackdown on malaria

Published on: April 23, 2024
16:56

Geneva, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The WHO Global Malaria Program published on Tuesday a new operational strategy outlining priorities and activities to help change trends in this deadly disease.

Angola acknowledges Cuba’s experience in vector control

Published on: April 22, 2024
00:15

Luanda, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Angola is following Cuba's experience in vector control as one of the actions to fight malaria, the leading cause of death in the country.

WHO supports fight against malaria outbreak in Haiti

Published on: April 14, 2024
13:08

Port-au-Prince, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the fight against malaria in Haiti, where today there is fear that the disease could spread nationwide and to neighboring territories.

GFATM sends 97M dollars to Congo to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB

Published on: February 9, 2024
15:23

Brazzaville, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The Congo has today received 59 billion CFA francs (around USD million) donated by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis (GFATM).

Ultra-sensitive tools developed to detect asymptomatic malaria

Published on: January 25, 2024
14:25

Kampala, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) A team of researchers from the United States and Uganda developed tools capable of detecting the slightest traces of malaria in people carrying the disease but showing no signs of it, it was reported.

WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

Published on: December 21, 2023
16:47

Geneva, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that it added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its prequalified list, the second after the RTS,S/AS01 it obtained in July 2022.

10 drugs to fight HIV, TB, malaria to be vulnerable to climate change

Published on: November 28, 2023
16:56

United Nations, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) UNITAD, an international financing mechanism for treating several diseases, warned on Tuesday that 10 products to combat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria would be vulnerable to climate change.

WHO recommends new vaccine against malaria, dengue, meningitis

Published on: October 5, 2023
17:55

Geneva, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) At the much-anticipated meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued recommendations for three new groundbreaking vaccines to combat malaria, dengue and meningitis, the director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, according to Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO.

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