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The Severe Malaria Observatory: Experience. Evidence. Guidance. 

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11th October is the International Day of the Girl Child

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Malaria is responsible for 35% of mortality in children in Angola.

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Injectable Artesunate tool kit

Featured resources

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Watch video on protecting adolescent girls against malaria

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19 Jun 2020

A Rapid Assessment of Severe Malaria Case Management Practices and Constraints in Angola

This study aimed to identify existing gaps in knowledge about severe malaria case management in Angola by collecting information at different health service levels and through different study populations

Medicines for Malaria Initiative
Report
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11 Nov 2019

Évaluation de la prise en charge des cas de paludisme grave en RDC

La présente étude a été réalisée pour identifier les obstacles et les opportunités rencontrés dans la prise en charge du paludisme grave afin de réduire la mortalité associée à cette maladie en RDC.  

Severe Malaria Observatory
Report

Burkina Faso

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Events

6 Nov 2020

Malaria day in the Americas

15 - 19 November 2020

ASTMH 67th Annual Meeting

Toronto, Canada
20 Nov 2020

World Children’s Day

21 - 22 November 2020

G20 Leaders’ Summit

Riyadh, UAE
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Latest news

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International Day of the Girl Child: Get up, speak out and save adolescent girls from malaria

Her Excellency Rebecca Akuffo Addo, First Lady of the Republic of Ghana entreats all African leaders to fully commit to protecting young girls, so they do not die from malaria.

13 Oct 2020
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MMV and LSTM collaborate to fill data gap on use of antimalarials during pregnancy

On this International Women’s Day, the Swiss-based Product Development Partnership, MMV and LSTM announce a collaboration to establish a pregnancy registry in malaria-endemic countries in Africa to help fill the data gap on the use of antimalarial medicines during pregnancy. 

08 Mar 2020
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World Malaria report 2019 launched

The World malaria report 2019 provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends.

04 Dec 2019
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Country leaders pledge to boost malaria innovation and access to new and existing antimalarials

Pledge comes as researchers and programme delivery experts come together to celebrate Medicines for Malaria Venture’s 20th anniversary.

11 Nov 2019
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Publications

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19 Jun 2020

A Rapid Assessment of Severe Malaria Case Management Practices and Constraints in Angola

This study aimed to identify existing gaps in knowledge about severe malaria case management in Angola by collecting information at different health service levels and through different study populations

Medicines for Malaria Initiative
Report
20 Mar 2020

Blood group and size dependent stability of & P. falciparum & infected red blood cell aggregates in capillaries.

For related malaria (B50), one of the outstanding host factors for the development of severe disease is the ABO blood group of malaria patients, where blood group O reduces the probability of severe disease as compared to individuals of groups A, B, or AB.

Biomicrofluidics
Peer-reviewed article
16 Mar 2020

Preparedness is essential for malaria-endemic regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Africa needs to be prepared to deal with COVID-19, given the infectious potential of the disease and its capacity to undermine malaria control efforts.

The Lancet
12 Mar 2020

Malaria Case Fatality Rate among Children under Five in Burkina Faso: An Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Trends Following the Implementation of Control Programs.

The findings of this research highlighted locations in Burkina Faso that are most in need of targeted interventions and the necessity to sustain and strengthen the launched health programs to further reduce the malaria deaths in Burkina Faso.

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