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Malaria in Africa

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

QUESTION What percent of Africa has malaria? ANSWER That is very difficult to measure, but maps of malaria transmission potential show that malaria is potentially present across most of the continent, excluding the heart of the Sahara and Kalahari deserts, and the highlands of Ethiopia, Lesotho and Uganda/Rwanda. Other parts of the continent, such as the coastline of North Africa (along … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Africa, endemic transmission, Malaria distribution, seasonal transmission, World Bank

The “E” word and the “V” word: Two Holy Grails of Malaria Control

October 24, 2011 By Claire Standley, Editor Leave a Comment

The Roll Back Malaria Partnership talks confidently of elimination—many others question if this is possible without new interventions. The recent publication of the first Phase 3 clinical trial for a malaria vaccine shows promise, but is it actually good enough? REVIEW OF: Roll Back Malaria Partnership, “Eliminating Malaria: Learning from the Past, Looking Ahead”, Progress & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: malaria elimination, Malaria Vaccine, New England Journal of Medicine, Phase III clinical trials, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, RTS, S Clinical Trials Partnership, The Lancet, UNDP, UNICEF, World Bank, World Health Organisation

EDITORIAL – Reflections on World Malaria Day 2011

April 25, 2011 By Claire Standley, Editor Leave a Comment

How far have we come in the last four years? Four years ago, it was estimated that a child died every 30 seconds from malaria, and that more than a million people each year were killed by this devastating and debilitating disease. Four years ago, the malaria advocacy partnership Roll Back Malaria organized the first World Malaria Day, and published the Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP), which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Malaria Action Plan, Malaria Deaths, Malaria No More, Roll Back Malaria, World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO), World Malaria Day

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