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Transaid’s highly successful MAMaZ Against Malaria project is to expand to cover 10 districts in rural Zambia

08 Dec 2020

2020 World Malaria Report highlights the need for a stronger push to increase IPTp coverage of pregnant women

30 Nov 2020

Severe Malaria Observatory launches French website

The Severe Malaria Observatory is pleased to announce the launch of its French website. This website will be a welcome addition which will assist the malaria community and communities impacted by malaria in French speaking countries to access information on severe malaria prevention, treatment as well as national and international policies and guidance. The French website can be found at www.severemalaria.org/fr

19 Nov 2020

Photo: Office of the First Lady of Ghana

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

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

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

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

Intramuscular injection of artemether recommended by WHO as an alternative treatment option in absence of injectable artesunate

Intramuscular injection of artemether is recommended by the WHO as an alternative treatment option when injectable artesunate is not available.

17 Oct 2019

Malaria in Pregnancy Library – now available on WWARN

This easy-accessible resource dedicated to malaria in pregnancy currently has close to 9400 entries.

07 Oct 2019

Two reports on malaria eradication underline need for new tools and interventions

WHO and Lancet Commission’s attest that malaria R&D must remain high on the eradication agenda.

09 Sep 2019

Defeating an old foe, malaria, while surviving a new enemy, Covid-19 – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

2 July 2020 is the second anniversary of the Pan-African ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ movement, which calls for the elimination of malaria across Africa.

02 Jul 2019

MMV launches new P. vivax malaria information hub

26 Jun 2019

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Celebrating African Women in the Malaria Response Conference

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