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U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Malaria Cases up Again in 2023, African Children Worst Hit, WHO Reports

Case numbers are not only going up as populations grow. In 2015, there were 58 cases for every 1,000 people deemed to be at risk; in 2023, there were 60.4, nearly three times higher than the WHO’s target. There were 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people at risk, more than twice the target.

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children

There are now 17 countries giving new malaria vaccines to young children, the WHO report said. Nigeria began its campaign last week, offering a vaccine developed by Oxford University.

Hosted on MSN · 11h

As malaria continues sweeping Africa, Nigeria latest to start giving new vaccine to children

Nigeria has become the latest African country to start administering malaria vaccines as the vector-borne disease sweeps the nation. The most populated country in Africa, Nigeria has become the 17th country to begin the anti-malaria campaign in the continent,

Global malaria cases rise by 11 million in 2023 as funding falls $4.3 billion short

Global malaria cases rise by 11 million in 2023, reaching an estimated 263 million, according to the World Health ...

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WHO says billions of malaria cases have been prevented this century

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 2.2 billion cases of malaria have been prevented since the year ...

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Malaria cases in India drop by 93%, deaths fall by 68%: WHO report

India has significantly reduced malaria cases and deaths. India's efforts, including community health initiatives and ...

Some countries have eliminated malaria, but cases are growing elsewhere

Egypt was added to the list of malaria-free places in 2024, but climate change, conflict and other threats could increase cases especially in Africa.

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Malaria deaths drop to pre-Covid levels, but WHO warns progress still too slow

Deaths from malaria have returned to pre-Covid levels, but the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress remains too slow ...

Malaria count rose in 2023; African region still sees most cases

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its annual global malaria report, which documents 11 million more cases in ...

Malaria cases decline in Balochistan

QUETTA: Medical experts at an annual review meeting of malaria control programme said on Wednesday that malaria cases have ...

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Malaria cases grew by 11M in 2023 from year before, says World Health Organization

Around 95% of deaths recorded in WHO African Region, but nearly 13M fatalities averted since 2000, world health body says in ...

ThePrint on MSN4h

India sees 69% drop in malaria cases from 2017 to 2023, exits WHO’s ‘high burden high incidence’ group

The country has set a target of eliminating the disease by 2030, in line with WHO’s Global Technical Strategy that aims to ...

The News Today12h

Malaria cases, deaths in India decline

India has seen significant progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality rates, according to the latest World Malaria ...

MedPage Today4h

Mystery Disease in Congo May Be Malaria but More Testing Needed, Authorities Say

On Tuesday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, also said most of the samples ...

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