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By Tom Murphy27 June 2017

Threatened U.S. foreign aid program prevents malaria from killing kids in Africa

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to cut funding to one of the government’s most effective global health programs. Trump’s budget proposal reduces support for the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) by nearly half, 44 percent. The PMI was launched by the George W. Bush administration to reduce the spread of malaria around the world. Research published earlier this month shows it has been highly effective.

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau19 April 2017

WHO: ‘Unprecedented progress’ against neglected tropical diseases

World Health Organization officials said Tuesday that “unprecedented progress” had been made in reducing the spread of neglected tropical diseases in some of the world’s poorest communities.

Global Health

By Tom Murphy2 March 2017

Global Fund hits restart button after leadership search falls apart

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said it was announcing its next leader this week. It didn’t happen. The global health organization’s board was not satisfied with the final three candidates put forward after a months-long search and interview process held by the board’s nominations committee.

Science

By Tom Murphy20 February 2017

Malaria vaccine shows promise in two trials, but has a way to go

A new vaccine may help protect people against malaria. Two studies on variants of the same vaccine released today found that it is effective at preventing malaria. The promising results are tempered by the fact that roughly 100 people participated in the two studies and they provided protection well below the 75 percent threshold set by the World Health Organization.

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau25 January 2017

Malaria: World leaders unite in ‘unique’ effort to eradicate the disease

A group concerned that malaria eradication might be falling from the radar announced a special council to keep the issue front and center.

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau13 December 2016

WHO: Malaria control has improved for world’s most vulnerable

The populations most vulnerable to malaria – pregnant women and children in sub-Saharan Africa – have seen markedly greater access to effective malaria control in recent years, according to a new report.

Social Business

By Tom Murphy6 December 2016

Living Goods’ Avon-style model is more than a novelty, it saves lives

Living Goods’ community health promoters helped reduce child mortality by 27 percent and infant mortality by 33 percent. Neonatal mortality also was 27 percent lower, overall health knowledge improved and people were more likely to take preventive health measures compared to areas without community health promoters, according to the randomized control trial.

Global Health

By Joanne Lu23 November 2016

A milestone achieved in the battle to eradicate malaria

Nearly a decade ago, Bill and Melinda Gates stunned, and in some quarters irritated, the global health community by calling for the eradication of malaria, one of the world’s biggest killers. But last week, preliminary findings from a huge project under way in a section of central Africa known as the Sahel show a bold new strategy that might just nudge malaria eradication a bit closer toward reality.

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau18 October 2016

Government ‘indifference’ leads to malaria surge in Venezuela, health officials charge

The Venezuelan government’s attempts to downplay the country’s most pressing public health issues have likely contributed to this year’s alarming increase in malaria cases.

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau12 October 2016

The problem with calling mayaro ‘the next Zika’

Scientists have ample reason to keep an eye on a mosquito-borne virus called mayaro, but when the media rushes to declare it the next Zika epidemic, the result may do more harm than good. Mayaro has been circulating in Latin America for decades, but little is known about the virus.

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