Articles for
November 2005
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A Model Fight Against Malaria -
New York Times Editorial
The New York Times correctly concludes that Zambia's malaria control program - which relies on ITNs, indoor spraying with insecticides (including DDT) and effective ACT medicines - will show the world how cost effective malaria control can be. |
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DDT Hysteria Has Killed Millions of People -
Harold M. Koenig, M.D.
Harodl M Koenig and others support the recent Wall Street Journal's recent editorial that calls for US funding of DDT spraying against malaria. |
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Rolling back malaria -
Matthew Burbidge
Matthew Burbidge writes about malaria in Mozambique and the success of IRS programs. Donors need to pay attention to the successful malaria control programs in this poor and undeveloped country - they are a good model for other malarial areas. |
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New Results Show the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Candidate -
Fourteen hundred forty-two children received a three-dose regimen of the first malaria vaccine in 2003. 18 months later the vaccine has significantly reduced clinical malaria episodes by 35 percent and severe malaria episodes by 49 percent. |
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Malaria vaccine trial brings hope -
Mail & Guardian
Children in Mozambique are still showing signs of resistance to the malaria parasite after being vaccinated more than 18 months ago. |
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DDT Saves Lives -
Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal runs an excellent and hard hitting editorial on the need for DDT to combat malaria. With regard to USAID's malaria control, program, they correctly conclude that " it's time for Congress to exercise some adult supervision."
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WHO to push DDT use in new malaria fight -
Tamar Kahn
Roll Back Malaria seem to be endorsing DDT for malaria control, which seems like a step in the right direction. If you read their new strategic plan, their endorsement of DDT is very qualified. In any event, it remains to be seen whether the major donors, like USAID, will actually procure DDT. |
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Malaria kills 400 Ugandans daily -
Isaac Kalembe
There is still no scientific proof to prove that DDT is harmful to man, animals or the environment....on the contrary many small villages in Uganda are benefiting from the use of the insecticide to control malaria |
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GSK malaria vaccine boosted by Gates grant -
Datamonitor Newswire
A $107.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to enable the Malaria Vaccine Initiative to extend its partnership with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals to develop the company's malaria vaccine for children in Africa. |
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Health Minister launches new malaria drug campaign -
Ghana News Today
The Health Minister of Ghana, Major Courage Quashigah, recently launched the national campaign for the policy on the new anti-malaria drug, Artesunate-Amodiaquine, with a call on Ghanaians to ensure a reduction in the incidence of malaria. |
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Climate change linked to rise in malaria, asthma -
Timothy Gardner
A new report claims that climate change may promote the spread of deadly diseases like malaria and asthma in both rich and poor countries by increasing the range of parasitic insects and whipping up dust from storms.
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Gates grants US$250m to help NGOs fight malaria -
China Daily
The Gates Foundation has pledged further money in the fight against malaria, so far the money has made significant in-roads in developing a vaccine. But in the interim why not use some of the money to fund the most effective control measure currently available - IRS using DDT? |
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Japan Donates $ 5 Mln As Fears Rise of Malaria Epidemic
The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
NEWS
August 16, 2023
Posted to the web August 17, 2023
By Dagnachew Teklu
Addis Ababa
The UNICEF expressed its fears Monday that as of this August the recurrent malaria epidemic is expected to hit the country.
"There are signs that there could be a widespread upsurge in malaria, may be even an epidemic, during the current high malaria transmission period of August to December," the UN agency said.
Bjorn Ljungoqvist, UNICEF representative to Ethiopia said that reports from dozens of weredas in seven regions show major increases in both malaria cases and deaths in localized areas.
In Tigray, he said, true malaria epidemic has already been confirmed in two weredas while peak transmission is expected in September and October 2005.
The epidemic, that kills around 80,000 Ethiopian children on average annually, affects 75 per cent of the country.
"It is estimated that only 20 per cent of children under five years of age that contract malaria are treated at existing health facilities. It is also estimated that 50 per cent of all epidemic in Africa is in Ethiopia," Ljungoqvist said.
He indicated that by the end of September this year, over two million insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are expected to arrive in Ethiopia mainly to protect children against malaria. The nets are paid for by UNICEF and the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.
According to him, close to 500,000 Ethiopian children die due to preventable deaths every year as a result of malnutrition and disease, including malaria.
UNICEF still requires US dollars 36 million in emergency funds to save the lives of the Ethiopia's most vulnerable children, and has called up on the international community and donors to stretch their hands to the appeal.
It is 82 per cent short of funds to fulfill the above stated amount of money.
The Ministry of Health and Roll Back Malaria (worldwide campaign against malaria) partners in Ethiopia, are determined to achieve 80 per cent coverage and utilization rate of insecticide treated mosquito nets in all regions by 2010.
Meanwhile, the government of Japan donated on Monday US dollar 5 million to UNICEF to help wipe out polio and prevent Malaria epidemic across the country.
AllAfrica.com
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