The Long Read: Why world’s first malaria shot won’t reach millions of children who need it
JENNIFER RIGBY, NATALIE GROVER and MAGGIE FICK, of Reuters, report on how efforts to roll-out the world’s first malaria vaccine are being thwarted…
“Favorable conditions”: Malaria surges in the Amazon as wildcat mining devours Indigenous land
FABIO ZUKER, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how, by carving massive holes in the earth and disrupting local ecosystems, illegal gold miners in the Amazon create the perfect breeding conditions for the mosquito-transmitted disease…
Malaria deaths rise by 69,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions, says WHO
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Healthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than the previous year, but a worst-case scenario was averted, the World Health Organization said on Monday. In total over 627,000 people globally – most of them babies in the poorest parts of Africa – were killed […]
WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa’s children in major breakthrough
Nairobi, KenyaReuters The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. The WHO recommendation is for RTS,S – or Mosquirix – a vaccine developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline. […]
How COVID-19 may result in one million excess deaths from other diseases in Africa
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Africa’s 1.3 billion people may have fared better than expected in terms of containing COVID-19 but the pandemic has dealt a severe blow to already weak health services, raising fears of excess deaths from other illnesses plaguing the continent. A World Health Organization analysis of 14 African countries found a more […]
Hurdles to prevention: Coronavirus rumours and regulations mar Burkina Faso’s malaria fight
SAM MEDNICK, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the West African nation of Burkina Faso…
Scientists map out mosquito immune system to help fight malaria
London, UKReuters Scientists have created the first full map of mosquito immune cells and found a new type of cell that could have a role in how mosquitos are able to fight off malaria. The findings, published in the journal Science, could help scientists uncover new ways of preventing mosquitos from spreading the malaria parasite […]
COVID-19 in Africa: In villages, coronavirus sparks fears of a spike in malaria deaths
SALLY HAYDEN, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on fears malaria cases could grow in Africa amid coronavirus impacts…
Malaria fight stalling at “unacceptably high level” of deaths – WHO
London, UKReuters Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 – mostly children in Africa – because the fight against the mosquito-borne disease has stalled, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Funding for the global battle against malaria – which kills a child every two minutes – is broadly […]
WHO says eradicating malaria “can be done”, but first aim is to control it
LondonReuters Eradicating malaria is biologically feasible and a lofty aim, the World Health Organization said on Friday, but the focus for now should be getting the funds, tools and political will to control it. Launching the findings of a three-year long analysis of the global fight against malaria, WHO experts said that while ending the […]