Azerbaijan, Tajikistan reach malaria-free milestone

In Tajikistan and Azerbaijan, the last cases of regional spread of Plasmodium vivax malaria were discovered in 2012 and 2014

Global malaria response suffered due to COVID-19: World Malaria Report 2021

COVID-19 service-related disruptions responsible for 69,000 additional malaria deaths in 2020, says new WHO report

Malaria vaccine: India needs it too, say experts

Countries in Africa registered 94 per cent of all malaria cases and deaths that took place globally in 2019; India saw the largest drop …

Nigeria has Africa’s highest malaria death rate — progress is being made, but it’s not enough

Nigeria’s environment is a favourable one in which mosquitoes – the malaria vector – can thrive

India recorded most malaria cases in South & Southeast Asia in 2022, climate change major driver globally: WHO

Country significantly reduced its malaria incidence since 2015; Africa worst-hit  

Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate — 5 questions answered

These are first locally transmitted malaria cases in the US since 2003

Accelerate efforts to end malaria: World Health Assembly adopts new resolution

7.6 million deaths, 1.5 billion cases averted since 2000, but global gains levelled off in recent years, flags WHO

Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector

Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides

‘We could eradicate malaria by 2040’ says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO

R21/Matrix vaccine was developed by Oxford University together with the Serum Institute of India and can reduce malaria by 75%

Africa’s 1st malaria vaccine: Global alliance Gavi announces $160 million support for rollout

International support will facilitate increased vaccine access to children 

WHO launches new initiatives to contain invasive malaria vectors in Africa

Shifting our focus to integrated and locally adapted vector control can save both money and lives

High-efficacy malaria vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute passes WHO quality checks

R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine added to the WHO's list of prequalified vaccines

Alarms ring as deadly Asian malaria vector detected in Kenya

Anopheles Stephensi expanding its geographic range over the last decade; may derail Kenya's progress against malaria control

Ghana first to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine for children

Vaccine was up to 80% successful in clinical trials 

Climate change can affect malaria transmission patterns in Africa: Study

Much of the subsequent increase in malaria transmission could be realised by 2041-2070, according to the study

El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research

Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country

Malaria parasite can now resist main line of treatment: Uganda study

Researchers flag risk of cross-border spread of malaria, especially in east Africa   

India fourth in number of global malaria cases: Lancet report

All other nine high malaria prevalance countries are African

Yaounde Declaration: Health ministers of 11 African countries commit to end malaria deaths

But experts insist that such expressed political will must be accompanied by action on the ground  

As told to Parliament (February 6, 2024): India accounted for 65.3% of estimated malaria cases in Southeast Asia in 2022

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Five countries had zero malaria cases in 2018: WHO

While China and El Salvador reported no cases for second consecutive year; Iran, Malaysia & Timor-Leste had zero cases of the …

Progress against malaria continues to plateau: Report

Africa continues to carry the highest burden: It accounted for 94% of the world’s malaria cases and deaths in the last 20 years 

Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here’s how

Achieving certification no simple feat; country was close to eliminating malaria twice but these gains were not sustained  

World Malaria Day: WHO identifies 25 countries with potential to be malaria-free by 2025

Three African countries to gain from WHO’s new initiative to eradicate malaria in 25 countries  

Genetically modified mosquitoes; WHO issues new guidance for research

The WHO standards are mainly about ethics, safety, affordability and effectiveness of genetically-modified mosquitoes