Malaria prevention works: let’s close the gap
Malaria is the second most common cause of infectious disease-related death in the world and is estimated to affect between 350 to 500 million people annually, accounting for 1 to 3 million deaths per year (Schantz-Dunn & Nour, 2009). Malaria during pregnancy is a major public health concern and an important contributor to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in malaria-endemic countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends that all women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy who have uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria should be treated with artemisinin-based combination therapy. The short-acting but potent artemisinin component (i.e. artemether, artesunate, or dihydroartemisinin) substantially reduces the number of parasites during the first three days of treatment.
World Malaria Day 2021
World Malaria Day is on April 25, 2021. The annual event is a worldwide effort to promote awareness of the infection and treatment/prevention options. This year, the World Health Organization is aiming to reduce the global death toll of 400 000 deaths annually to Malaria.
Recent Publications and Journals
- Demography, maternal health and the epidemiology of malaria and other major infectious diseases in the rural department Tsamba-Magotsi, Ngounie Province, in Central African Gabon
- Predictors of the use of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Cameroon
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine exhibits dose-response protection against adverse birth outcomes related to sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections
- Achieving development goals for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa through integrated antenatal care: Barriers and challenges
- Provider and user acceptability of intermittent screening and treatment for the control of malaria in pregnancy in Malawi
- The Association between Malaria and Iron Status or Supplementation in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission
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