As we pause to reflect, celebrate, and look forward this World Malaria Day, I would like to share an often overlooked aspect of malaria—one I get to see every day.
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Tackling malaria overdiagnosis through interactive training
On World Malaria Day the ACT Consortium announced the results of a study published in The Lancet Global Health that showed that interactive training programs for health workers could reduce overdiagnosis of malaria and help prevent valuable drugs from being wasted on patients who don’t have malaria.
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How governments can help in the fight against vector-borne disease
Almost 20 percent of all infectious diseases are vector-borne—the theme of this year’s World Health Day.
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Our goal: defeat malaria forever
Ending malaria is a priority at PATH, and we are proud to be a key contributor to an emerging global campaign that is intensifying the control of malaria illnesses and deaths around the world.
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The battle to end malaria: Senegal leads by example
On the occasion of World Malaria Day, we would like to take you on a journey to a town in northern Senegal.
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Investing in the future and defeating malaria in the Asia Pacific
Last month the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) held their sixth annual meeting. Three countries highlighted their own successes and challenges in going the last mile toward elimination: Bhutan, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka.
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I believe in Tanzania
The government in Tanzania has made great progress against malaria but the country still has a huge burden of the disease. MalariaCare was asked to help.
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Innovation in action: Insights from experts on the front lines
This Thursday, April 24, PATH and partners in Seattle will commemorate World Malaria Day. The event’s panelists comment on how innovation plays a role in the fight against malaria.
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Making malaria history for everyone, everywhere
If we as a global community believe that where you are born should not dictate your chance for a healthy, productive life, then we have an obligation to make malaria a distant memory not just for some of us, but for all of us.
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How can we defeat malaria?
World Malaria Day is April 25. Join the global conversation and tell us what you’re doing to #DefeatMalaria.
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