• About Us
  • Board of Advisors
  • Contact

MALARIA.com

A Malaria Information and Community Portal

  • Home
  • Malaria Overview
  • Malaria Research
  • News
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Malaria Q&A
  • Events
  • Jobs
Home / Archives for Zambia

Coartem Treatment

May 3, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION my husband has been taking coartem for 3 days now. He was fine yesterday and then last night the symptoms re-appeared like it was day one. Can I carry on with coartem and start another course? Or shall I switch to something else ? If so, what? We live in zambia by the way. Thank you for your help. ANSWER If your husband still has strong symptoms after taking all doses of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: atovaquone-proguanil, Chloroquine, diagnosis, Fansidar, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, resistance, side effects, Zambia

Malaria in Kitwe Zambia

May 2, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is it dangerous for my children two years old in Kitwe? ANSWER Kitwe has been part of the Roll Back Malaria campaign to control malaria in Zambia—the program has been very successful, reducing deaths by malaria by over 65% nationwide. However, there still is a risk of contracting malaria in most parts of the country, and so preventative measures should be taken when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Kitwe, long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet, long-sleeved clothing, Malaria Control, Roll Back Malaria, Screening, transmission, Zambia

Malaria and Nkadu Luo

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

QUESTION When did professor Nkadu Luo discover that female mosquito causes malaria? ANSWER Professor Nkadu Luo is a microbiologist and immunologist in Zambia. Most of her work has been on HIV/AIDS and sickle cell anaemia. She has also been a key figure in promoting screening of blood banks in Zambia for infectious diseases such as HIV and malaria. However, the discovery that female … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, female mosquitoes, Malaria transmission, mouthparts, Ndaku Luo, Ronald Ross, Zambia

In What Countries is Malaria Found?

December 16, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What countries can malaria be found in? ANSWER Malaria is found on every continent of the world except Antartica—however, regular transmission every year mainly only occurs in Central and South America, Africa, parts of the Middle East, Asia and parts of Oceania/the Pacific Islands. The world's highest areas of malaria prevalence and transmission occur in sub-Saharan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, endemic areas, Guinea, incidence, Malaria distribution, malaria prevalence, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, seasonal transmission, Solomon Islands, Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, Zambia

Is it Malaria?

November 26, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I was in Zambia 3-4 weeks ago and had yellow fever shot and malaria pills. A week ago I got a severe headache. I suffer from migraines now and then but it wasn't one. The headache has not passed. 4 days ago I was feeling really ill. I was extremely tired and disorientated. I am nauseated, but not all the time. Have no appetite. I generally feel ill, like something isn't right. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: albendazole, Ascaris, helminth, Hookworm, Ivermectin, Malaria Symptoms, malaria testing, mebendazole, roundworm, Strongyloides, Trichuris, whipworm, Zambia

Contrasting Patterns of Malaria Drug Resistance Found Between Humans and Mosquitoes

November 15, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

A recent study has detected contrasting patterns of drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites taken from both humans and mosquitoes in rural Zambia. Parasites found in human blood samples showed a high prevalence for pyrimethamine-resistance, which was consistent with the class of drugs widely used to treat malaria in the region. However, parasites taken from mosquitoes themselves had very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Clive J. Shiff, David J. Sullivan, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Kun Liu, Mtawa A. P. Mkulama, Mulenga Musapa, Peter Agre, Philip E. Thuma, Plasmodium Falciparum, Pyrimethamine Resistance, Sandra Chishimba, Sungano Mharakurwa, Taida Kumwenda, Zambia

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

Global Fund Responds to News Stories About Corruption in Grant Spending

January 24, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Officials from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are criticizing recent media reports of misuse of Global Fund grants. They say the reports are based on incidents that occurred and were acted on last year and contain no new revelations. The media reports claim corruption is taking a big bite out of the billions of dollars of grant money disbursed by the Global Fund. And, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Djibouti, Global Fund, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Mali, Mauritania, Michel Kazatchkine, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Zambia

WHO’s World Malaria Report Shows Rapid Progress Toward Targets

December 14, 2010 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

A massive scale-up in malaria control programmes between 2008 and 2010 has resulted in the provision of enough insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) to protect more than 578 million people at risk of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Indoor residual spraying has also protected 75 million people, or 10% of the population at risk in 2009. The World Malaria Report 2010 describes how the drive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Dr. Margaret Chan, Plasmodium Falciparum, Ray Chambers, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, World Health Organization (WHO), World Malaria Report 2010, Zambia

Stay Informed

WWARN Corner

About WWARN

The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) generates innovative resources and reliable evidence to inform the malaria community on the factors affecting the efficacy of antimalarial medicines. Learn more…

  • Fighting Malaria Requires Protecting the Effectiveness of Antimalarial Medicines
  • Data Sharing at IDDO
  • Evidence to inform equitable dosing in very young and malnourished children

More WWARN Stories...

  • Home
  • Malaria Overview
  • Malaria Research
  • News
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Malaria Q&A
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • About Us
  • Board of Advisors
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 Malaria.com · Log in