malaria

Malaria: PAHO urges to step up efforts to reach vulnerable population

Published on: April 25, 2023
17:17

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) On World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls on countries to intensify malaria elimination efforts among indigenous, mobile and remote communities, the populations disproportionately affected by the disease.

Two imported cases of malaria detected in Costa Rica province

Published on: April 20, 2023
15:35

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

San José, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) The Costa Rican Ministry of Health reported today the detection of two imported cases of malaria in Cartago, but ruled out a possible outbreak, assuring that the transmitting vector does not circulate in that province.

Nearly 3,000 Costa Ricans involve in strategy to wipe malaria out

Published on: April 19, 2023
00:30

By: Pavel López Lazo

San Jose, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) As many as 2,844 canton of Los Chiles inhabitants, in the province of Alajuela, are currently involving in a mass drug administration strategy to stamp malaria out in Costa Rica by 2025.

WHO declares Azerbaijan, Tajikistan as malaria-free

Published on: March 29, 2023
16:41

By: Pavel López Lazo

Geneva, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan for attaining elimination of malaria in their territories, bringing to 42 countries that have managed to stamp out the disease.

Panama steps up actions given surge in malaria cases

Published on: March 14, 2023
16:34

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Panama City, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian healthcare authorities are presently stepping up preventive actions to fight off malaria, given the worrying rise in domestic cases.

Ethiopian gov´t to rise malaria control in southwestern region

Published on: December 30, 2022
16:02

By: Pavel López Lazo

Addis Ababa, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia´s federal government has increased all its efforts to curb the spread of malaria in the Southwest Peoples' Region, the Public Health Institute said on Friday, while reporting malaria is currently affecting the 42 districts in the region.

DRC begins campaign against malaria

Published on: December 17, 2022
10:02

By: Pavel López Lazo

Brazzaville, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have started a domestic campaign to fight off malaria by distributing as many as 1.3 million mosquito nets, according to local press media.

Panama confirms first malaria death in indigenous community

Published on: December 12, 2022
17:50

By: Pavel López Lazo

Panama City, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Panama's Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre on Monday reported the first malaria death case in the indigenous community of Guna Yala, east of the capital.

Malaria cases and deaths remained stable in 2021 – WHO

Published on: December 8, 2022
16:22

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said there are many reasons to dream of a future without malaria, a disease that remained stable in 2021 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK announces another aid to Global Fund to help fight diseases

Published on: November 14, 2022
11:03

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

London, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom will give another one billion pounds sterling (more than 1.1 billion dollars) to the Global Fund to help fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria globally, the British Foreign Office announced on Monday.

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