Africa: Malaria Exposure May Have Led to Mild Covid-19 in Africa

Africa: Ministerial Malaria Champions Step Up Malaria Fight With New Commitments and Accountability Scorecard

Lusaka — Ministers of Health, partners, and global health leaders convening on the sidelines of the Seventy Fifth WHO Regional Committee for Africa (RC75) have issued an urgent call to accelerate Africa’s malaria response amid a “perfect storm” of challenges threatening to erode hard-won gains. Despite major progress, including a 16% reduction in malaria incidence…

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Africa: How Africa’s Ancient Enemy – Malaria – May Have Influenced COVID-19 Severity

Africa: How Africa’s Ancient Enemy – Malaria – May Have Influenced COVID-19 Severity

Cape Town — When COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, health experts braced for devastation in Africa. The continent’s healthcare systems, already stretched thin by endemic diseases like malaria, seemed ill-equipped to handle a new pandemic. Yet as the virus spread, a puzzling pattern emerged – many African countries reported lower COVID-19 severity rates…

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Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Gene-editing stops malaria

Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Gene-editing stops malaria

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has already shown immense promise in treating and curing diseases, but scientists are now revealing its potential for disease prevention. A recent paper published in Nature details how a team of researchers successfully edited a single gene in mosquitos, rendering them unable to transmit malaria. This groundbreaking development could eventually lead to…

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Africa CDC Applauds First-Ever Malaria Treatment for Infants Under 5 Kg

Africa CDC Applauds First-Ever Malaria Treatment for Infants Under 5 Kg

New infant-friendly formulation closes a critical treatment gap for the youngest children, with support from African-led trials and global partners. Addis Ababa, 16 August 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the approval of the first malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilogrammes…

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Africa: Malaria Exposure May Have Led to Mild Covid-19 in Africa

Africa: First Malaria Treatment for Babies Is a Major Step to Ending the Disease in Africa – Biochemist

The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until now, babies and very young children have been treated with medicines formulated for older children. The Conversation Africa asked Fortunate Mokoena, about…

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Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos

Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has already shown immense promise in treating and curing diseases, but scientists are now revealing its potential for disease prevention. A recent paper published in Nature details how a team of researchers successfully edited a single gene in mosquitos, rendering them unable to transmit malaria. This groundbreaking development could eventually lead to…

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