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UCSF Joins Research Partnership to Eliminate Malaria in Namibia

April 24, 2014 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

The Global Health Group at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is celebrating the success of Namibia, where malaria case have dropped 98 percent over the past decade. In 2003, Namibia saw 450,000 cases of malaria; in 2013, that number fell to 2,500. The country is now on track to becoming malaria-free by 2020. The deadly disease, caused by parasites that are transmitted from person … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Namibia, UCSF Global Health Group

Africa Faces $7 Billion Funding Gap to Fight Malaria

April 26, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

African countries face a $7-billion funding gap to control and eliminate malaria. To discuss this issue among others, African ministers of health came together at the African Union headquarters to commemorate World Malaria Day. Every year 660,000 people die from malaria, and 90 percent of those deaths are in Africa. Eliminating malaria by 2015 is one of the United Nations' Millennium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Africa, African Union, Malaria Control, Mustapha Kaloko, Namibia, Petrina Haingura

Malaria in Namibia

August 6, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION could you please let me know, whether or not a malaria prophylaxe injection is necessary for a 3-weeks trip by car in Namibia, starting mid August. ANSWER It depends on where you are going in Namibia. According to the US Centers for Disease Control, malaria is transmitted in Namibia in the provinces of  Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: atovaquone-proguanil, Doxycycline, Lariam, Malaria Prevention, Malarone, Mefloquine, Namibia, prophylaxis, side effects

Malaria in Southern Africa

May 8, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Which areas in southern africa harbour malaria? ANSWER Most of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa does not harbor malaria, either because it is too cold, too dry, or control measures have successfully eliminated transmission. However, malaria transmission is found in virtually all parts of Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique. In addition, pockets of malaria transmission can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Botswana, climate suitability, endemic, Kruger National Park, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, transmission, Zimbabwe

Malaria in Namibia or South Africa

February 17, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is there a risk of catching malaria in Namibia or South Africa ANSWER Yes. According to the CDC, malaria is present in the following areas of Namibia: Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and Otjozondjupa and the Caprivi Strip. In addition, malaria is present in South Africa in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal Province as far south as the Tugela River, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: atovaquone-proguanil, Doxycycline, Malaria Prevention, Malaria transmission, Mefloquine, Namibia, prophylaxis, South Africa

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