Tag: malaria
“Seeing the WHO endorse the results of the R21 malaria vaccine makes us proud”
The World Health Organization gave the green light on Monday October 2 for the use of a second vaccine against malaria, R21/Matrix-M, which is nearly 77% effective. Three African countries…
WHO gives green light to second malaria vaccine for children
The World Health Organization authorizes a second vaccine against malaria, intended for children. R21-Matrix-M is now validated by the WHO. A decision which opens the door to greater distribution of…
Is malaria back in the United States?
News Published on 08/21/2023 at 11:08 a.m. Updated 08/21/2023 at 11:08 a.m. Reading 2 mins. The health authorities of the State of Maryland in the United States revealed that a…
Malaria: this discovery that could help fight the disease
It is a discovery made by chance, in Spain. And it could contribute to the development of an additional weapon in the fight against the spread of malaria, a disease…
Twelve African countries to receive 18 million doses of malaria vaccine
News Published on 07/08/2023 at 4:00 p.m. Updated 07/08/2023 at 4:00 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the shipment of 18 million doses of the…
Malaria returns to the United States after 20 years without contamination
News Published on 06/27/2023 at 3:24 p.m. Updated 06/27/2023 at 3:24 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Five cases of autochthonous malaria have been identified in the United States in the past…
Malaria vaccine approved in Ghana | SVT News
Ghana is the first in the world to approve the new vaccine, which is given to children from five months to 36 months of age, the group most at risk…
Malaria: symptoms, treatment, can it be cured?
Malaria is a parasitic infection transmitted to humans by the bite of a specific mosquito. The symptoms resemble those of gastroenteritis with, in addition, a lot of fever. It is…
Yannick Noah hospitalized in emergency for a crisis of malaria
News Published on 03/20/2023 at 3:41 p.m. Updated 03/20/2023 at 3:41 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Returning from a trip to Polynesia, singer and former tennis player Yannick Noah was hit…
Gold panning, malaria, deforestation… In Brazil, the slow agony of the Yanomami
Brazil has been in shock since the publication in the press, on January 20, of photos of Amerindian children emaciated due to malnutrition. These images have lifted the veil on…