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Which animal kills the most people every year?

Of all the creatures on Earth, one insect is responsible for the most human deaths.

LiveScience

Fight against malaria: Promising trends in Kenya and new vaccine to come

In Kenya, over 10,000 people die from malaria each year, but the prevalence rate is on a steady downward trend, and a new vaccine looks set to be approved soon. Meanwhile, fighting continues in Sudan despite warring factions agreeing to extend a truce. Those unable to escape are suffering severe…

France 24

Malaria kills an African child every 60 seconds

Over 95 percent of malaria cases and deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa. There's a worldwide push to completely wipe out the disease by 2030. Also, two years after the the town of Palma in northern Mozambique was captured by extremists, the energy giant Total is thinking about returning to a…

France 24

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Rwanda’s exemplary response to malaria

Letter: Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s health minister, responds to a letter which warned that asylum seekers sent to the country would be at risk from a deadly malaria variant

The Guardian - UK

Nagaland witnesses decrease in Malaria positive cases; 8,479 in 2009 to only five in 2022

Nagaland has been witnessing a decrease in Malaria positive cases – from 8,479 in 2009 to only five in 2022 while malaria deaths have also came down from 35 to zero during the same period, a Health Department official said.

The Hindu

World Malaria Day rally flagged off in Vijayawada

NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao called upon the public to support the government’s efforts to control the spread of malaria.

The Hindu

UN warns of risk of disease amid mass displacement out of Sudan

In tonight's edition: The desperate rush to leave Khartoum continues. Sudanese and foreigners take advantage of openings left by a delicate ceasefire to try to get out of the Sudanese capital. Also, an African child is killed by malaria every 60 seconds – the region suffers from 95 percent of…

France 24

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World Malaria Day: Social workers’ activist approach helps reduce cases in India’s Odisha

Malaria is both a curable and preventable disease but it remains deadly in several parts of the globe, claiming the life of one child every two minutes according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). To mark World Malaria Day on Tuesday, FRANCE 24 reported from the state of Odisha in…

France 24

Beware of Acute Kidney Diseases if you were infected with Malaria

Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases across the globe and one of the most momentous tasks faced by public health systems in most developing countries. According to the latest World Malaria report, by the World Health Organization (WHO) there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2021…

The Times of India

Malaria vaccines are 'no magic bullet' but 'another tool' to fight disease, expert says

Every minute, a child somewhere on the planet loses their battle against malaria. Four African nations account for just over half of all deaths worldwide: Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Global health chiefs say extreme weather events are driving sharp increases in both infections and deaths, particularly…

France 24

The hidden war stories of First Nations veterans

After an injury during "jungle warfare training", Kamilaroi man Donald Waters signed up to be injected with malaria for medical research. Like many other Indigenous veterans, his service and sacrifice went ignored.

ABC News

Sudan: Evacuation of foreign citizens from Khartoum underway amid fighting

In tonight's edition: The scramble to safety continues in Sudan. Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of people out of the country. In the UK, several asylum seekers and refugee groups head to court to challenge the government's so-called Rwanda migrant plan. Finally, ahead of World Malaria Day, a global health…

France 24

Malaria will soon be a notifiable disease across India

The Health Ministry said that there is now availability of near-real time data monitoring through an integrated health information platform and periodic regional review meetings to keep a check on malaria growth across India.

The Hindu

Nigeria has Africa's highest malaria death rate - progress is being made, but it's not enough

Malaria is a major public health problem and can be life-threatening. The disease, mostly found in tropical countries, is transmitted to humans by the female Anopheles mosquito. Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of the disease. In 2021, for instance, around 247 million cases of malaria were…

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Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by malaria. The region accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria cases. The disease kills an African child every 60 seconds.

The Guardian - UK

Refugees sent to Rwanda at risk of a deadly malaria variant

Letter: Prof Elspeth Webb fears those deported will be vulnerable to falciparum malaria and won’t receive help

Evening Standard

Ghana becomes first in the world to approve new Oxford University malaria vaccine

The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people every year, mostly children

Radio France Internationale

Ghana becomes first country to approve new malaria vaccine

Ghana is the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine, from Oxford University, aimed at children under the age of three, who are most at risk of dying from the disease.

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The Independent UK

Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana

Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year

The Independent UK

Oxford malaria vaccine wins first approval from Ghana in ‘significant milestone’

600,000 die every year from the disease, mostly children in Africa

The Guardian - UK

Ghana is first country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine

Breakthrough hailed as highly effective R21 vaccine is cleared by west African country but questions remain over funding

France 24

Congolese scientist Francine Ntoumi: An ambition for Africa

Professor Francine Ntoumi, 62, is a world-renowned scientist and malaria specialist. She is spending a year travelling through her country, the Republic of Congo, to spread the word that education and science can make it a better place and create opportunities for the younger generation, particularly women and girls. Reaching…

Wales Online

Dancer wakes up with no arms or legs after being bitten by mosquito on holiday

South London woman speaks openly about the dance group holiday in 2022 that changed her life forever

The Conversation

A new invasive mosquito has been found in Kenya – what this means for malaria control

The Kenya Medical Research Institute recently detected an invasive mosquito species in Laisamis and Saku subcounties of Marsabit county in Kenya’s northern region.

Al Jazeera

Mosquito-borne diseases become climate reality in warming Pacific

Disease surveillance by the WHO shows mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are rising sharply.

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