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UGANDA has been selected together with eight other African countries to implement the Global Fund's two-year pilot programme on malaria. (AllAfrica)

ZIMBABWE has made significant strides in reducing malaria incidences in its endeavour to meet the December 2010 Abuja target. (AllAfrica)

Malaria has for a long time been the number one killer disease in Tanzania, as in most tropical countries. (AllAfrica)

The cost of first line malaria drug in the country (Allu) will be lowered to Sh400 per dose, the Government has announced. (AllAfrica)

What is the significance of a successful malaria vaccine? (AllAfrica)

Malaria remains a huge health challenge in Botswana and has compelled the government to reintroduce the use of Dichlo-Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT). (AllAfrica)

MALARIA infections top the list of patients seeking medical services at Nkozi Hospital, doctors have said. (AllAfrica)

A news conference was held on Sunday at the sea side resort of Yasmine Hammamet as part of the 64th edition of the Junior International Congress JCI scheduled for November 16 to 21, 2009. (AllAfrica)

'MEWE',an Italian -based NGO orphanage, organized its fourth annual edition of the orphanage's rural bicycle race competition on at Wawase in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District at Central Region. (AllAfrica)

Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are among the five East, Central and Western African countries which are going to benefit from the global funds US $336 million to battle malaria. (AllAfrica)

His Excellency the president of the Republic of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, has expressed appreciation to the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, for the message sent to him and the people of Mali during the celebration of their National Day. (AllAfrica)

The federal government plans to distribute 63 million nets between the end of this year and next year, with the provision of two per household, and to provide treatment for case management for every case of malaria in every public hospital in the country free of charge. (AllAfrica)

The number of East Africans protected from malaria through bed nets is set to rise dramatically following the release of $336 million by the Global Fund for the purchase of the protective items for five countries. (AllAfrica)

In a novel approach at disseminating scientific research, the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) will hold a web summit to release the latest breakthroughs in malaria research, including new approaches to boosting mosquito immunity to malaria, mapping mosquito migrations, and the promise of a rapid sputum test that could revolutionize the way malaria is tracked and tested for in rural areas, which are hotbeds for the disease. (AllAfrica)

THE insecticide-treated mosquito nets sent to Nakasongola district for sell at a subsidised price have not been sold, the district health inspector, Moses Ziwa, has said. (AllAfrica)

Health ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are expected to gather in Limpopo next week to discuss issues related to malaria. (AllAfrica)

Programmes supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria reported 2.3 million people on life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in June 2009. (AllAfrica)

Kenya hopes to eliminate malaria by 2017, a malaria conference heard last week. (AllAfrica)

High-profile figures from the world of sport, politics, non-governmental organizations, global health, and business, came together in Addis Ababa yesterday to show their support and to launch the United Against Malaria campaign across Africa. (AllAfrica)

A group of delegates have urged US president Barack Obama to show leadership in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria during the 5th Pan-Africa Malaria Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya from November 2 to 6. (AllAfrica)

It has been revealed that after 20 years of trials, scientists are on the threshold of discovering a malaria vaccine. (AllAfrica)

Every time Fredros Okumu spends his free time in a mosquito infested field, the world moves a step towards finding the elusive long term cure for malaria. (AllAfrica)

To kick off their $80,000 Malaria Awareness and Prevention Project, Usa River Rotary Club has donated drugs and equipment to Holy Ghost Fathers' Clinic in Usa River. (AllAfrica)

East Africa is among regions that have been put on a malaria vaccine trial as world scientists frantically seek a lasting solution to the world's leading killer disease. (AllAfrica)

THE AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) has launched a sh4b three year door-to-door HIV/AIDS and malaria campaign in Apac district. The programme aims at strengthening the healthcare system to assist those living with HIV. (AllAfrica)

Executive Director of Nigerian Inter-Faith Ation Assocation (NIFAA), Bishop Sunday Onuoha has said the fight against malaria menance was a holy obligation and a noble service to humanity. (AllAfrica)

Just three percent of malaria-infected children in Africa get World Health Organisation-recommended drugs. One expert has equated this to a death sentence for sick children. (AllAfrica)

The official tasked with spearheading United Nations efforts against malaria has welcomed the decision of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to allocate more than $8 million in new funds to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. (AllAfrica)

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it has transferred USD 336 million to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria to pay for the provision of more than 50 million long-lasting insecticidal nets in the next few months. Together, this will amount to a 2/3 increase of the number of bed nets in Africa through Global Fund supported programmes. (AllAfrica)

A TOTAL of 650 dozes of government anti-malaria tablets were yesterday impounded at a city health centre. (AllAfrica)

A New anti-malarial drug has been launched in Uganda. Artefan is a combination of Artemether and Lumefantine, with the same chemical composition as Coartem. (AllAfrica)

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