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Clara Magalasi, from rural Lilongwe, Malawi, walked 4 kilometers to ensure her daughter Grace, age 22 months, received her 4th and final dose of the malaria vaccine – the 4-dose regimen provides optimal malaria prevention benefits as a complementary malaria control tool.

The Malaria Vaccine Pilot Implementation Programme two years on in Malawi - Increasing equity to malaria prevention through vaccination 7 April 2021, World Health Day

Clara Magalasi, who lives in a rural village near Lilongwe, the…
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A double challenge: Tackling COVID-19 and malaria in Uganda

A double challenge: Tackling COVID-19 and malaria in Uganda

Kampala – A month after Uganda instituted stringent measures to curb…
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Tanzania intensifies malaria fight in hotspots

Tanzania intensifies malaria fight in hotspots

Dar es Salaam – Malaria is an abiding threat to Amina Yusuf Mkwanywe…
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WHO Country Rep. Dr Mulombo administers anti-malaria drug to an eligible child at Elmiskin IDPs camp in Maiduguri, Borno state during the flag-off of 4th Cycle of SMC_Photo_WHO_CEOnuekwe.jpg

WHO urges Borno to target zero malaria cases

Maiduguri, 16 November, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Some of the beneficiaries of the campaign

Sierra Leone tackling malaria amidst COVID-19 outbreak response

Mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets is…
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Malaria vaccine pilot in Africa one year on: new vaccine could boost Kenya’s malaria fight

Malaria vaccine pilot in Africa one year on: new vaccine could boost Kenya’s malaria fight

Nairobi – Oblivious to the auspicious occasion, a bundle of children…
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WHO urges countries not to let COVID-19 eclipse other health issues

WHO urges countries not to let COVID-19 eclipse other health issues

Brazzaville – Public health systems in Africa are coming under…
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Religious leaders join COVID-19 fight in Africa

Religious leaders join COVID-19 fight in Africa

Abidjan/Nairobi – “You can pray only if you are alive,” quips…
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Nursing mother sleeping with her baby under an Insecticide treated netsith

Tackling Malaria in the context of COVID-19 outbreak in Northeast Nigeria

Maiduguri - “My fears were many when my five-year old child…
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WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses

Engaging stakeholders around key achievements in the health sector

The World Health Organization in Namibia engaged stakeholders from…
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