Why malaria treatment shouldn't take a back seat to COVID-19: Children are a high-risk population prone to severe complications from malaria. ShutterstockRidding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already been weakened by governments shifting resources from malaria control and elimination initiatives to the fight against … [Read more...] about Why malaria treatment shouldn’t take a back seat to COVID-19 | The Conversation
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Remembering Malaria in COVID-19
Remembering Malaria in COVID-19: MyPR: Remembering Malaria in COVID-19: Historically, malaria is still considered one of the world’s deadliest diseases. In the midst of a global pandemic, efforts by healthcare sectors to curb the spread of malaria now has to face off with COVID-19 in a desperate struggle for adequate resources and public attention. Although both diseases share … [Read more...] about Remembering Malaria in COVID-19
Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can’t afford to lose resources to coronavirus | The Conversation
Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can't afford to lose resources to coronavirus: A Kenyan mother and her two children sit on their bed with a mosquito net used for preventing malaria. Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty ImagesToday, another 1,100 people will die from malaria. The number will be repeated tomorrow, and the day after. As a public health researcher, I embrace the … [Read more...] about Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can’t afford to lose resources to coronavirus | The Conversation
Why the elimination of malaria needs much greater involvement of women | The Conversation
Why the elimination of malaria needs much greater involvement of women: Women are often primary caregivers in their communities. ShutterstockI was born and bred in the western part of Kenya, an area endemic of malaria. I have been sick from malaria not once, not twice, but more times than I can count. In my village, outbreaks were normal – the entire village would get sick, … [Read more...] about Why the elimination of malaria needs much greater involvement of women | The Conversation
Dams increase the risk of malaria. Here’s why | The Conversation
Dams increase the risk of malaria. Here's why: ShutterstockMany people in Africa are food insecure, vulnerable to shifts in climate and do not have access to electricity. There’s also a problem with accessing reliable, clean water, particularly in places with irregular rains. Building dams is one way that African countries are trying to address … [Read more...] about Dams increase the risk of malaria. Here’s why | The Conversation
