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A malaria alert has been issued for Ganghwa County in Incheon.

The Incheon Metropolitan Government announced on the 15th that it issued a malaria alert for Ganghwa County on the 14th.

The move follows the nationwide malaria advisory issued by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on June 22 and reflects a recent increase in the number of Anopheles mosquitoes, the malaria vector, in Ganghwa County.

A malaria alert is issued when

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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos is seeking continued international funding support to sustain its malaria elimination efforts after achieving significant progress in reducing infections nationwide, health officials said during a national consultation meeting held in Vientiane. The meeting, organised by the Secretariat of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) together with the Centre for Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology and supported by UNOPS, focused on preparing a draft funding proposal for the new round of the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative malaria elimination grant (RAI5E) for the 2027-2029 cycle. Speaking at the meeting on May 13 at the Lao Plaza Hotel, Deputy Minister of Health and CCM Chair Dr Phayvanh Keopaseuth highlighted the country's achievements in ...
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VIENTIANE: Laos is seeking continued international funding support to sustain its malaria elimination efforts after achieving significant progress in reducing infections nationwide, health officials said during a national consultation meeting held in Vientiane. The meeting, organised by the Secretariat of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) together with the Centre for Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology and supported by UNOPS, focused on preparing a draft funding proposal for the new round of the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative malaria elimination grant (RAI5E) for the 2027-2029 cycle. Speaking at the meeting on May 13 at the Lao Plaza Hotel, Deputy Minister of Health and CCM Chair Dr Phayvanh Keopaseuth highlighted the country's achievements in dramatically reducing ...
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Rising healthcare costs and worsening economic pressures are pushing many Nigerians away from formal medical care towards self-medication, herbal remedies and other alternative treatment options. Across homes, pharmacies and informal treatment spaces, many Nigerians now rely on symptom descriptions, recommendations from friends and relatives, online health advice, roadside mixtures and spiritual interventions before eventually seeking hospital care, especially for conditions they initially consider manageable. Concerns over self-medication and informal treatment practices have continued to grow nationwide, with antibiotics, malaria drugs and painkillers among the most purchased medications without prescriptions, raising concerns about delayed diagnosis, drug misuse and treatment complicati...
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International development organisations have called for stronger government commitment, catalytic procurement policies and predictable market demand to accelerate Nigeria's local diagnostics manufacturing industry. The call was made during a high-level visit by executives from Roll Back Malaria, UNITAID, PATH and Solina to Codix Bio, one of Nigeria's leading manufacturers of rapid diagnostic tests. Speaking during the visit, Roll Back Malaria CEO, Dr. Michael Adekunle Charles, said Nigeria possesses the manufacturing ambition required to become a continental leader but requires stronger ecosystem support similar to countries such as Uganda. "In Uganda, diagnostic manufacturers receive full government backing. That changes everything. They manufacture not only for their own country but for ...
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Insecticide-treated mosquito nets, one of the most widely used and affordable tools in the fight against malaria, continue to provide strong protection against the deadly disease. However, a new international study has warned that the growing resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides could undermine the effectiveness of these nets in the future, especially in regions where resistance is already widespread.

The findings come from a comprehensive analysis of 25 studies conducted across 12 countries

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The Kwara State Government has commissioned what it described as Nigeria's largest high-capacity medical waste incinerator dedicated to primary healthcare facilities, in a move aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery, improving environmental safety and promoting the safe disposal of infectious medical waste. The facility, located at the Primary Healthcare Centre in Oke-Oyi, headquarters of Ilorin East Local Government Area, was commissioned and handed over through the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project to the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KWSPHCDA). Constructed by Prezzo Shed Nigeria Limited with support from the IMPACT Project, the ultra-modern facility is regarded as the first of its kind in N...
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The Global Fund has cut funding for Kenya's HIV programme by 18.2 percent to Sh26.4 billion ($205million) over the next three years under its Grant Cycle 8(G8), which runs from 2026 to 2028. This will be a major cut from about Sh32.3 billion ($250 million) in the previous funding cycle. Disclosures by the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a global health organisation specialising in intelligence and data analysis, place Kenya among 13 sub-Saharan African countries facing significant HIV funding chops as global donor resources tighten, even as countries transition to domestic funding. "Overall allocations across HIV, TB, and malaria are 17.9 percent lower than those of the previous three-year cycle. For HIV specifically, allocations across 13 sub-Saharan African countries included in...
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DAKAR, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Senegal has made significant progress in the fight against malaria, with 90 percent of its health districts now in the pre-elimination phase, a senior health official said Thursday.

"Out of the country's 79 health districts, 90 percent are in pre-elimination, meaning that they record fewer than five malaria cases per 1,000 inhabitants per year," Director General of Health Youssouph Tine said at the opening of a national strategic roundtable on malaria elimination in Dak

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The leadership of the Geneith Health Competition (GHC) has commended Nigerians for embracing the growing anti-malaria movement as the country marked Democracy Day. They described the increasing public participation in the initiative as a sign of renewed commitment to improving public health outcomes. In a Democracy Day message, the initiator of the Geneith Health Competition and Managing Director of CEOAFRICA, Prince Cletus Iloabanafor, alongside the Chairman of Geneith Pharmaceuticals and sponsor of the initiative, Prince Ilobanafor, said the competition, powered by Coatal Forte Softgel, continues to attract widespread interest from students, youth leaders and community advocates across the country. They noted that Democracy Day represents not only political freedom but also the collectiv...
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