The RTS,S vaccine has been administered to more than 1.6 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi since 2019 and has been shown to be safe and effective. It has resulted in a substantial reduction in severe malaria and a fall in child deaths. A top killer WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said malaria remains…
In the year 2021, the number of people who died from malaria has been noted to be 619 thousand. Photo: File Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that in the year 2021, malaria registered 619,000 deaths worldwide, with a total of 247 million people affected. According to the WHO, despite all the efforts,…
“We have the tools to drive down malaria, a package of interventions that includes vector control, preventive medicines, testing, and treatment,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Adopting as its theme for the day – “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement” – WHO’s call to action encompasses preventing,…
File photo The head of the Global Fund, Peter Sands, has said that deaths from malaria infection in Pakistan and Malawi have increased sharply due to the effects of extreme weather. According to the World Health Organization, the cases of malaria infection have increased 4 times to 16 lakh after last year’s floods in Pakistan….
File photo Malaria cases are increasing all over Sindh, 1000 people are suffering from malaria every day in the province. According to the Sindh Health Department, more than 10,000 cases of malaria have been reported in 10 days of January. The Health Department says that 50 thousand 46 people were screened in 10 days, of…
—File photo There has been an outbreak of malaria in and around different areas of Dadu district of Sindh. Malaria attacks continue in Goth Bakhar Jamali and its adjoining areas of Dadu. 2 children of the same house died of malaria in Goth Bakhar Jamali. Locals claim that more than 40 people have died of…
