KAMPALA, Uganda — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration's decision to terminate 90% ...

New evidence shows that malaria vaccination is significantly reducing child deaths in Africa and could have an even greater ...

More than 95 percent of the world’s malaria cases are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2022, the mosquito-borne disease killed roughly 580,000 people in the region, according to the World Health ...

Edson Mwebesa, Fellow at the Wits-based Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Consortium for Biostatistics (SSACAB), knows children who died from late-diagnosed malaria. His research has also revealed that ...

Africa still bears the brunt of the global malaria burden, with 94% of cases occurring on the continent. According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2024 World Malaria Report, approximately two ...

Pretoria residents are urged to watch for malaria symptoms after a spike in Gauteng cases linked to heavy rains.

Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended widespread use of the first malaria vaccine for African children, aimed to cut disease burden and save tens of thousands of lives. The ...

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Globally more than 400,000 people die of malaria annually. Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the disease. In 2019, 94% of deaths and cases were recorded in the region. There is a very stark ...