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Inching closer to malaria elimination

Inching closer to malaria elimination

Gaborone ‒ When Obolokamang Mahupe’s son began experiencing flu…
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Malaria response following 2022 floods,

Malaria deaths fall, but vector resistance to insecticides a worrying trend

Ethiopia’s malaria response, already disrupted by the impacts of…
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An improvised song about ending malaria in Botswana is performed by a choir during the World Malaria Day commemoration in Maun

Botswana commemorates the World Malaria Day 2023

Ministry of Health together with WHO Botswana, commemorated World…
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Uganda MPs move to end malaria

Uganda MPs Move to End Malaria

World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have…
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HIV testing during TB testing week 2022 at Gishiri, Abuja

Stakeholders take on malaria, top killer disease with innovative tools 

Abuja, With Nigeria still accounting for 27 percent of global malaria…
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Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Caregivers, health leaders and community health volunteers reflect on…
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Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Accra – While Ghanaian mother Charity Kesewaa Damoah has nursed her…
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Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

In April 2019, Gilimbeta took her daughter Lusitana to a rural health…
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World Malaria Day 2023

Road towards eliminating malaria, continued collaboration between WHO and Botswana

“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later…
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Distribution of ITNs

Uganda commemorates 2023 World Malaria Day

The World Health Organization (WHO) Uganda joined the rest of the…
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