A variety of malaria and related issues have arisen over the past two days. A media coalition for malaria elimination formed in Ghana. A Nigerian NGO stresses the importance of addressing malaria on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day (October 1). An innovative technology foundation is supporting various malaria and NTD treatment and diagnostic research efforts. Click… Continue reading Malaria News Today 2020-09-28/29: media involvement, NGOs, monitoring and research
Category: Eradication
Biology and Malaria Eradication: Are there Barriers?
During a press conference prior to the release of the executive summary of 3-year study of trends and future projections for the factors and determinants that underpin malaria by its Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication (SAGme), WHO outlined some hopeful signs emanating from the SAGme including Lack of biological barriers to malaria eradication Recognition… Continue reading Biology and Malaria Eradication: Are there Barriers?
The Weekly Tropical Health News Update 2019-06-22
For almost 20 years we have been maintaining an email list where current news and articles have been shared with those interested in tropical health and malaria. The listserve host we have been using is changing to a paid model. While there are still some free listserve options, these are cumbersome to produce. Since we… Continue reading The Weekly Tropical Health News Update 2019-06-22
The Monkey on the Back of Malaria Elimination
Concerning malaria elimination, “WHO grants this certification when a country has proven, beyond reasonable doubt, that the chain of local transmission of all human (emphasis added) malaria parasites has been interrupted nationwide for at least the past 3 consecutive years.” This target is challenging enough, but becomes more complicated when we consider that zoonotic transmission… Continue reading The Monkey on the Back of Malaria Elimination
Malaria Should Lead to Compassion, Not Hate
In August 2017 the ‘Almost Impossible’ happened decades after the last of local malaria transmission stopped in Italy. NPR shared news from the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that, “A 4-year-old girl has died of malaria in Italy, where the disease is thought to have been wiped out. Troubled health officials are looking for answers.”… Continue reading Malaria Should Lead to Compassion, Not Hate
The Long and Winding Worm, 1986-2018
Recent reports draw attention that Guinea Worm persisted in small numbers in 2017 in two countries, Chad and Ethiopia. Mali and South Sudan were the only other two countries monitored because of recent cases, but each reported none for 2017. We recall that 32 and 23 years have passed since the challenge to eradicate the… Continue reading The Long and Winding Worm, 1986-2018
Malaria Mass Drug Administration: Ensuring Safe Care of Reproductive Age Women
The potential impact of mass malaria drug administration (MDA) on pregnant women was the focus of Symposium 146 at the recent 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Atlanta. The symposium was co-chaired by Clara Menéndez and Larry Slutsker who opened the session with an overview. As malaria control… Continue reading Malaria Mass Drug Administration: Ensuring Safe Care of Reproductive Age Women
Does Malaria Meet the Criteria for Eradication?
What it is that makes a disease “eradicable,” or more correctly what makes it possible to eliminate malaria in each country leading to the total eradication world-wide. Bruce Aylward and colleagues identified three main sets of factors by drawing on lessons of four previous attempts to eradicate diseases (including the first effort at malaria eradication… Continue reading Does Malaria Meet the Criteria for Eradication?
Eradication, Elimination: What is Feasible – WHO Global Malaria Program
Over the past few months several key malaria partners have been discussing the potentials for malaria elimination and mentioning target dates. Based on these discussions and publications Dr Pedro Alonso, Director, Global Malaria Programme or the World Health Organization has provided a reminder of WHO’s position and strategy. We share his comments for our readers… Continue reading Eradication, Elimination: What is Feasible – WHO Global Malaria Program
Guinea Worm, Inching Toward Eradication
Twenty-eight years ago efforts to eradicate guinea worm began in earnest. It was the UN Water Decade, and there was optimism that guinea worm could be the test case for success of the global effort to guarantee adequate and safe water for all. As can be seen in the CDC infographic, we have gone from… Continue reading Guinea Worm, Inching Toward Eradication