By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to 2nd Quarter 2021 data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Mekong Malaria Elimination Program published October 1, the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS)...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) announced recently that Cabo Verde has gone for three consecutive years – as of January 2021 – without local malaria transmission,...

By Teddy Cambosa Ahead of the observance of the World Malaria Day, marked annually on 25 April, the World Health Organization has launched a new initiative to halt transmission of the disease in 25 more...

Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: From high to low malaria transmission in Zanzibar—challenges and opportunities...

In April 2016, WHO declared that the European Region had achieved an important milestone: all 53 countries in the region had interrupted the chain of indigenous malaria transmission for at least 1 year. Countries...

Costa Rica, El Salvador and Suriname are the three winners of the Malaria Champions award, a prize presented  by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), that recognizes the efforts of the Americas...

New estimates from WHO show a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with prevention efforts saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs over the past 14...

Swaziland could become the first mainland country in sub-Saharan Africa to rid itself of the parasitic infection, malaria, according to a representative from the The Global Health Malaria Initiative...