Issue discussed at annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | A study conducted in Uganda has found evidence of partial resistance to Artemisinin; the primary treatment for malaria in young children with severe forms of the parasitic disease. The study, …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that a malaria vaccine would be added to the country’s routine immunization schedule to fight the killer disease and reduce the child mortality rate. The malaria vaccine would be introduced in April 2025 targeting children aged from six …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The upsurge of Malaria cases in parts of Busoga in Eastern Uganda has been blamed on myths and poor health-seeking behaviours. Busoga sub-region is the third most malaria-affected area, with a 21 per cent prevalence, slightly behind West Nile and Karamoja, respectively. Politicians, cultural leaders, …
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Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future ANALYSIS | MARK SMITH & CHRIS THOMAS | The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades. Mosquito vector populations sufficient to maintain malaria transmission occur within a particular …
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A shift in the global malaria response is urgently needed across the entire malaria ecosystem ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ahead of World Malaria Day which falls on April 25, the WHO Global Malaria Programme published a new operational strategy outlining its priorities and key activities up to 2030 to help change …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda’s Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business as usual. “The malaria rate is actually very high, not only here at Kiruddu but also …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to the fallen Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, 18 April 2024. Gen Ogolla and other officers died in the afternoon crash on Thursday, President William Ruto announced yesterday. He …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in the West Nile region attribute the high infant mortality rate in the area to the significant burden of malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infant mortality rate refers to the likelihood of a child born in a specific period dying …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has said the anti-malaria medicines worth 1.1 million U.S. dollars donated by China will greatly help curb the epidemic in the east African country. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the country last year experienced an upsurge in cases of malaria, which spread to more …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding to malaria projects in the country over global crises including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, head of the National Malaria Control Division at the Ministry of Health, told reporters in Kampala, …
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