Pakistan: Balochistan witnessing spike in Malaria cases
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan is witnessing a rise in Malaria as 2,434 cases of the disease were registered from six districts of the region in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Get malaria response ‘back on track,’ UN says, as progress stalls and funding flatlines
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Marking World Malaria Day, the head of the United Nations health agency on Wednesday stressed the need to get the global response against the disease back on track while acknowledging progress that had helped avert millions of malaria deaths, especially among children, since 2000.
Malaria response at ‘crossroads,’ risks backward slide – UN
New York, Nov 29 (Just Earth News):After unprecedented global success in controlling malaria, progress has stalled, the United Nations health agency reported on Wednesday, citing an estimated five million more cases in 2016 than in 2015, and around 445,000 deaths.
On World Malaria Day, UN says world closer to eliminating ‘ancient killer’
New York, Apr 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A year after the World Health Assembly resolved to eliminate malaria from at least 35 countries by 2030, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Monday on World Malaria Day shows that the goal, although ambitious, is achievable.
Global malaria target met amid sharp drop in cases: UN
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 per cent since 2000, but the ancient killer remains an acute public health problem with 15 countries mainly in sub-Saharan Africa accounting for some 80 per cent of cases and deaths globally, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday.