Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police medical emergency team working together with the Uganda Red Cross at Namugongo Catholic Martyrs’ shrine, has referred dozens of pilgrims to Mulago national referral hospital with severe malaria, diarrhea, and hypertension. Dr. Edward Piyota, who is attached to the police medical emergency …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has reported an increase in malaria cases in the country. According to the health ministry, there is a 50 percent increase in the number of persons seeking treatment for the disease. The increased cases are being experienced in the regions …
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Scientists discover they feed in shifts some during day, and some at night FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Malaria cases and deaths have been slowing down in sub-Saharan Africa in the last few years. This is because of a steady drop in incidence rate of the disease for decades prior …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “We need to start investigating the impact of funds allocated to fight malaria, because allocating and releasing this money is one thing and appropriately utilising it is another,” the Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has said. He said that he gets concerned when stakeholders in the fight …
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World Malaria Day April 25 provides us with a moment to reflect on the scale of the challenge we still face COMMENT | MICHAEL JOOS | World Malaria Day April 25 provides us with a moment to reflect on the scale of the challenge we still face – and recognise …
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Malaria vaccine could save the lives of an additional 40,000 to 80,000 African children each year if widely deployed Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for continued innovation and increased investment in fighting malaria. Ahead of World Malaria Day on Monday, the WHO announced that …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | More than one million children in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi have received one or extra doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine as efforts to eradicate the disease in the continent gathers steam, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday ahead of World Malaria Day …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that government will start the implementation of the malaria vaccine at end of 2023. Aceng made this revelation while responding to prayers in a motion urging government to strengthen efforts to prevent, control and eliminate transmission …
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“Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative” is aimed at ending malaria by 2030 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The private sector under the Malaria free Uganda council has rolled out a campaign dumped “Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative” aimed at ending malaria by 2030. The campaign brings together private businesses and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Malaria has for the second year in a row remained the leading cause of morbidity among people of all ages in Gulu district and Gulu city. Reports released by Gulu district Bio-statistician show that a total of 226,995 patients (87,374 males and 139,621 females) were …
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