The Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta, has highlighted the implementation of the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control 2021-2025 as a key element in the results achieved. On Wednesday, official sources stated that Angola shows a reduction in the malaria mortality rate from 35 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022 to 20 deaths per 100,000 […]

Algeria announced on Sunday a second shipment of medicated aircraft to the far south regions of the country due to the proliferation of cases of diphtheria and malaria among the population, where at least ten deaths were reported. RELATED: S. Sudan: Malaria Vaccination Campaign Across Six States Launched Algerian senator Brahim Akadi today said that […]

The launch of the vaccination campaign came after the government received 645,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccine on May 31 from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

In Cote d’Ivoire, though malaria-related mortality has more than halved, from 3,222 deaths in 2017 to 1,485 deaths in 2023, more than 1,000 children under five still die of malaria each year.

Obia Achieng, deputy representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in South Sudan, said the country faces one of the highest malaria burdens in the region, with an estimated 7,630 cases and 18 deaths daily.

On Monday, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said that malaria remains a major public health concern in Zambia despite interventions against it. RELATED: Zambia: UN Envoy Raises Alarm Over Child Violence The country recorded a 37 percent spike in malaria cases to 11.1 million in 2023 from 8.1 million the previous year, while malaria-related deaths rose […]

On Wednesday, a coalition backed by the Kenyan Ministry of Health launched a new campaign to fight malaria in the country. RELATED: Nairobi: Technology Experts to Promote Smart Cities in Africa The new Zero Malaria Starts With Me campaign, dubbed “The Power of EveryOne,” which was launched by the Zero Malaria Campaign Coalition (ZMCC) under […]