Eight African countries, including Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, participated in the review and committed to fast-tracking national approvals within 90 days NEWS ANALYSIS | BY AGENCIES | Every year, around 30 million babies are born in malaria-endemic regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. But until recently, the world’s smallest and most vulnerable malaria patients had no approved …
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New study shows how exposure to Africa’s ancient enemy –malaria- may have led to lower COVID-19 severity rates SPECIAL FEATURE | Juanita Williams | When COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, health experts braced for devastation in Africa. The continent’s healthcare systems, already stretched thin by endemic diseases …
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In 2024, malaria cases rose by more than 45 per cent in one year, reaching 620,000. Kigali, Rwanda | KELLY RWAMAPERA | After years of progress in reducing malaria cases, Rwanda is confronting a surprising resurgence and signs of treatment resistance that have forced officials to revisit vaccine intervention the country …
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The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until now, babies and very young children have been treated with medicines formulated for older children. The Conversation Africa asked …
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The Namuwongo Community Health Initiative will also distribute 1,000 insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to pregnant women and families with children under five. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care Uganda, one of Uganda’s leading private healthcare networks, in collaboration with Hope Against Malaria and various community stakeholders, today launched a comprehensive …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has announced that it has signed an access agreement with Pharmaceutical Company Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HIV prevention, for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This development, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health has expressed disappointment over poor health indicators within the population in the Greater Luwero districts despite a big budget allocation. According to the District Health report for 2023/24, at least 27% of outpatients were suffering from malaria, …
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More than 260 million malaria cases and nearly 600,000 deaths were reported in 2023 alone globally ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Over the past two decades, Africa has made tremendous strides in the fight against malaria. Through the widespread use of insecticide-treated, bed nets (ITNs), rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), preventive medicines, …
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Africa has disproportionately suffered the effects of malaria for far too long but the continent can eliminate this scourge by 2040 ANALYSIS | JEAN KASEYA | Despite being preventable and curable, malaria has continued to claim African lives. In 2023, the continent accounted for around 95% of the 597,000 deaths from …
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HOIMA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the malaria vaccination exercise in Tooro. Earlier this year, the Ministry launched a malaria vaccination campaign initially targeting 1.1 million children under two years across 105 high-risk districts, becoming the 19th African country to introduce the vaccine into …
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