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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. more
UK health experts warn London could experience endemic dengue transmission by 2060

Health officials on Monday warned climate modelling under a high emissions scenario suggests that parts of England might become home to Aedes albopictus mosquito, which is capable is spre ...

Malaria: WHO approves second vaccine for children

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the w ...

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine

New York: Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health ...

WHO urges increased implementation of recommended tools to combat malaria

Geneva:  Marking World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a call for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives from malaria.

Ghana gives clearance to Oxford malaria vaccine

The University of Oxford-developed and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL)- manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, ...

Bhutanese govt aims to eliminate malaria by 2025

Thimpu: The Bhutanese government is targeting to eliminate malaria by 2025.

Countries held the line against malaria cases and deaths in 2021: WHO report

New York: Despite the continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable throughout last year, according to new data released on Thursday by the World Health Organizat ...

Pakistan: Balochistan witnessing spike in Malaria cases

Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan is witnessing a rise in Malaria as 2,434 cases of the disease were registered from six districts of the region in the past 24 hours, media reports said ...

Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

New York: The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world’s first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer ...