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Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

In April 2019, Gilimbeta took her daughter Lusitana to a rural health…
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World Malaria Day 2023

Road towards eliminating malaria, continued collaboration between WHO and Botswana

“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later…
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Distribution of ITNs

Uganda commemorates 2023 World Malaria Day

The World Health Organization (WHO) Uganda joined the rest of the…
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Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Bamako – How can numbers save lives? In three malaria-prone districts…
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Ghana targets more children in malaria immunization expansion

Accra, Ghana - The Government of Ghana has launched an expansion of…
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Around 100 participants from the countries and areas that are part of WHO’s Elimination-2025 initiative, WHO staff from the Headquarters, Regional Officers, and Country Offices, members of the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Malaria Elimination and Certification, as well as observers attended the forum.

Working Together Towards Malaria Elimination

Close to 100 participants representing countries and areas who are…
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Estevao Andrade receiving his level 1 certificate from the Minister of Health

TOWARDS MALARIA ELIMINATION: STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY OF MALARIA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

External Competency Assessment for Malaria Microscopists (ECAMM…
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A child waiting to be vaccinated

Malawi expands access to the malaria vaccine

Lilongwe, Malawi. The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates…
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Hon Minister of Health – Dr Jallah stresses to the data collectors that the success of the survey depends on their commitment in ensuring quality data collection.

Investing in malaria prevention and elimination: Liberia launches the 2022 Malaria Indicators Survey

3 October 2022, Monrovia:  Malaria is still one of the lead…
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Field Operators monitoring the water bodies for larvae

AFRO 2- Malaria project changes lives

RUNDU - About ten kilometres on the eastern outskirts of Rundu is the…
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