Interview - From fixing open gutters to educating kids about the importance of bed nets, a "whole-of-society" approach is ...

A mystery illness found in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria. The disease has sickened nearly 600 people, mostly children ...

Nov. 28, 2024 — Researchers analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants are most likely to confer drug ...

From the last malaria indicator survey, we found a prevalence of 22% among children less than 5 years old in the country.

Olugbenga Mokuolu is a professor of paediatrics at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital and the current Strategic ...

Malaria is an infection caused by a parasite. If you have malaria, you are likely to experience a number of vague symptoms that are typical of most infections, as well as some trademark symptoms that ...

In a commendable and challenging randomised, double-blind trial conducted in 725 children with sickle cell anaemia aged 6 months to 15 years (n=724 included in analysis), the incidence of clinical ...

An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, malnutrition and a viral infection. But investigations are ongoing.

In her home nestled near a mosquito-infested stream in Chirimba Township in Blantyre, Dorothy Kachulu cradles her son on her ...

Tragically, despite an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria and 12.7 million deaths averted since 2000, according to the WHO, the disease has remained a serious global health threat ...

Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Biological threats such as rising ...