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...]
Malaria Nearly Eliminated in Sri Lanka Despite Decades of Conflict
UCSF, Sri Lankan Researchers Credit Adaptability of Malaria Control ProgramDespite nearly three decades of conflict, Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9% since 1999 and is on track to eliminate the disease entirely by 2014.According to a paper published today in the online, open-access journal PLOS ONE, researchers from Sri Lanka’s Anti-Malaria Campaign and the UCSF … [Read more...]