malaria

Nearly 3,000 Costa Ricans involve in strategy to wipe malaria out

Published on: April 19, 2023
00:30

San Jose, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) As many as 2,844 canton of Los Chiles inhabitants, in the province of Alajuela, are currently involving in a mass drug administration strategy to stamp malaria out in Costa Rica by 2025.

WHO declares Azerbaijan, Tajikistan as malaria-free

Published on: March 29, 2023
16:41

Geneva, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan for attaining elimination of malaria in their territories, bringing to 42 countries that have managed to stamp out the disease.

Panama steps up actions given surge in malaria cases

Published on: March 14, 2023
16:34

Panama City, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian healthcare authorities are presently stepping up preventive actions to fight off malaria, given the worrying rise in domestic cases.

Ethiopian gov´t to rise malaria control in southwestern region

Published on: December 30, 2022
16:02

Addis Ababa, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia´s federal government has increased all its efforts to curb the spread of malaria in the Southwest Peoples' Region, the Public Health Institute said on Friday, while reporting malaria is currently affecting the 42 districts in the region.

DRC begins campaign against malaria

Published on: December 17, 2022
10:02

Brazzaville, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have started a domestic campaign to fight off malaria by distributing as many as 1.3 million mosquito nets, according to local press media.

Panama confirms first malaria death in indigenous community

Published on: December 12, 2022
17:50

Panama City, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Panama's Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre on Monday reported the first malaria death case in the indigenous community of Guna Yala, east of the capital.

Malaria cases and deaths remained stable in 2021 – WHO

Published on: December 8, 2022
16:22

United Nations, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said there are many reasons to dream of a future without malaria, a disease that remained stable in 2021 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK announces another aid to Global Fund to help fight diseases

Published on: November 14, 2022
11:03

London, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom will give another one billion pounds sterling (more than 1.1 billion dollars) to the Global Fund to help fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria globally, the British Foreign Office announced on Monday.

Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria in Mali

Published on: November 1, 2022
17:11

Bamako, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) A single experimental antibody drug provided strong protection against malaria infections in adults during the six-month rainy season in Mali, after being applied in Kalifabougou and Toronto villages, an international team of researchers announced Tuesday.

Costa Rica to strengthen strategy for malaria elimination

Published on: September 1, 2022
18:46

San Jose, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica is presently training its local health personnel so as to strengthen domestic strategy to fight off malaria by 2025, Dr. Isaac Vargas, National Coordinator of Malaria and Vector Control, praised Thursday.

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