25 april 2021 - 04:47:12 MA Panafrican News Agency
A âmalaria-free futureâ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of countries are approaching and achieving malaria elimination, the UN chief said on Sunday, World Malaria Day
21 lakh doses vaccine by May first week
21 lakh doses vaccine by May first week
Bangladesh will get 2l doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May.
Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, DG of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) informed this on Sunday.
“Baximco Pharmaceuticals will import a portion of these vaccines while the rest will come from COVAX scheme,” he said.
The DG health informed this while talking to reporters after an online discussion marking the World Malaria Day.
Of the total doses, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, an agent to bring the vaccines from the Serum Institute of India, will bring 20 lakh doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot in the first week of May and one lakh Pfizer vaccines will be arrived under COVAX, he added.
Reckitt Remains Steadfast In The Fight Against Malaria In Kenya
By Soko Directory Team / Published April 25, 2021 | 7:19 am KEY POINTS
According to WHO World Malaria Report 2020, the number of confirmed malaria cases in 2020 decreased to 86 per 1,000 population per year from 113 per 1,000 of the population in 2016.
Reckitt has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against Malaria in Kenya.
Reckitt through its brand, Mortein Doom, remains a key stakeholder in ensuring that the Malaria scourge is controlled through driving public educational initiatives that reinforce the message that Malaria is preventable and treatable.
A countrywide malaria prevention campaign that involves education on malaria prevention & in-store consumer education has been launched. Reckitt’s Country Manager, Sachin Varma says the war against Malaria is for all of us.
World Malaria Day 2021: Theme, Facts And Crucial Information About The Disease
04/25/21 AT 8:30 AM
World Malaria Day, commemorated every April 25, is a global event to raise awareness about malaria and call for further efforts in the battle against it, Awareness Days noted. It is the perfect time to educate ourselves about this deadly disease that has taken millions of lives. The theme for this year is Zero Malaria – Draw the Line Against Malaria because every malaria case is preventable, and every malaria death is unacceptable, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, said in a message for World Malaria Day.
OPINION
The buzz around Covid-19 seems to have drowned the buzz of mosquitoes; and that around malaria by extension. As it has been for a while now, Covid-19 has led to unprecedented disruption of economic and societal flow. Quite a flaw.
Perhaps a timely funny quip, that masking ourselves also masked the previous attention accorded to other killer diseases. Today is the World Malaria Day. Malaria is a killer disease. It contributes to more than half of infant mortality in Africa but still a significant killer in older age groups. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), over 80 percent of deaths caused by malaria occur in Africa. Despite all this, the biggest hope lies in it being very preventable and treatable.