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African Experts Discuss Need for Better Regulation of Medicine

December 8, 2013 By Anita Powell Leave a Comment

In most African countries, pharmaceutical drugs are poorly regulated or not regulated at all, posing huge risks for those who depend on them to stay healthy. But for the first time, the topic has gotten the attention of African officials, who holding a scientific conference on the topic in South Africa. Access to safe and effective medicine can be touch and go in Africa, where the market … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Africa, Counterfeit Drugs, NEPAD, Tanzania

SMS for Life Uses Mobile Phones to Increase Access to Essential Antimalaria Medications

November 11, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

SMS for Life harnesses everyday technology to improve access to essential malaria medicines in rural areas of developing countries. It uses a combination of mobile phones, SMS messages and electronic mapping technology to track weekly stock levels at public health facilities in order to: Eliminate stock-outs Increase access to essential medicines Reduce the number of deaths from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Videos Tagged With: Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Mobile Technology, Novartis, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, SMS for Life, Tanzania, Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

How Malaria Parasites Stick to Sides of Blood Vessels

June 5, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines or drugs to combat severe malaria by stopping the parasites attaching to blood vessels. The results are now published in the scientific journal Nature. Though researchers have known for over a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: endothelial protein C receptor, EPCR, Joseph Smith, Louise Turner, Matthew Higgins, NIMR Tanzania, PfEMP1, Retrogenix, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Tanzania, Thomas Lavstsen, Thor Theander, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford

Malaria Testing

March 25, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My daughter is in Kigoma, Tanzania and has the symptoms of Malaria. She was given Duo Cotecxin and it seems to have started making her feel better. But after reading up on all the different types of Malaria parasites I am wondering if a blood test reading at a clinic would be recommended or is it too late for an accurate reading now that she is on meds? ANSWER I am always very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Duo-Cotecxin, hypnozoites, Kigoma, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, relapse, Tanzania

Malaria Deaths by Country

March 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Where are the most deaths of malaria? ANSWER Over 90% of the deaths from malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and in children under the age of five. According to the World Health Organisation's 2011 World Malaria Report, the countries with the five highest numbers of reported malaria deaths for 2010 are (and number of reported deaths): Kenya (26,017 deaths), Democratic Republic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, malaria mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, World Health Organisation

Where There is No Medicine, Let Alone a Doctor

November 21, 2011 By Claire Standley, Editor Leave a Comment

Remote or poorly accessible communities create special challenges for delivery of health care. There were goats in my classroom this morning. Quite adorable kids, but unfortunately not the right species for my health survey. The school is located in Bunda District, sandwiched between Lake Victoria and the long western arm of Serengeti National Park, which stops only a few kilometers from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Bunda District, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, health care access, Health surveys, remote communities, Serengeti, Tanzania, Uganda

“SMS for Life” Malaria Initiative for Tanzania Announced

April 18, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

In commemoration of World Malaria Day 2011 (25 April), organizations in an innovative public-private initiative announce the nationwide roll-out of a unique malaria treatment access initiative, "SMS for Life," across the United Republic of Tanzania. The roll-out follows a successful pilot project where mobile and electronic mapping technology was used to track the stock levels of anti-malarial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Hadji Hussein Mponda, IBM, Jim Barrington, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Novartis, Roll Back Malaria, SMS for Life, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Tanzania, Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Vodacom, Vodafone, World Health Organization (WHO), World Malaria Day

African Leaders Malaria Alliance Receives $250K Grant to Help Fight Malaria

March 15, 2011 By Malaria.com 1 Comment

The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), an alliance of 39 African leaders, has been awarded a $250,000 grant to help with its campaign to combat malaria. ALMA, chaired by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and recently elected Deputy Chair, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, was launched in 2009 as a collaborative effort for African leaders to work together with the African … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ExxonMobil Foundation, Jakaya Kikwete, Johannah-Joy Phumaphi, Liberia, Tanzania, The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), World Malaria Report 2010

Climate Change Brings Increased Malaria Threat to Tanzania Highlands

March 1, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Tanzania’s southern highlanders have long worried about pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses brought on by the cool, wet weather. But as climate change contributes to warmer temperatures in the region, residents are facing a new health threat: malaria. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Climate Change, Malawi, Rungwe, Tanzania, Zambia

Malaria Drug Tariff’s Hindering Malaria Relief

February 26, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

The Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project (M-TAP), a two-year research and advocacy program recently released a report that shows the vast majority of the world’s malaria-endemic countries continue to maintain import tariffs on essential commodities used in the fight against malaria, including bednets, anti-malarial medicines, insecticides used in indoor residual spraying (IRS), IRS pumps, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Guinea, Kenya, M-TAP, Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Uganda

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