Despite the hard work of NGOs and other nonprofits in the area, South Sudan is currently reporting 1.6 million cases of malaria. Aweil, a rural area in the northwest corner of the country, has been hit the hardest, according to recent reports. Organizations like Chris Flowers’s J.C. Flowers Foundation have made progress—saving 736,700 lives and […]
Ongoing global efforts to tackle the deadly malaria disease have taken a positive turn as a vaccine is one step closer to reality. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) announced that the RTS,S malaria vaccine (also known as Mosquirix) will be […]
Malaria continues to be a huge problem in Africa, as well as other places across the world where access to medical help and information are not always readily available. Though some progress has been made in treating and cutting down the number of cases, malaria has yet to be eradicated. However, many organizations around the […]
Malaria is a major health issue for nearly half of the world’s population, and especially for those living in the poorest parts of the world. Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that is particularly endemic in Sub-Saharan regions in Africa. There are many people involved in the fight against malaria, including scientists that work on […]