29 News items related to 'Resistance management'
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World Malaria Report 2025: Drug resistance and funding gaps underscore need for country-led action
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Growing concern about antimalarial drug resistance sparks calls for urgent action
Partial resistance to a life-saving antimalarial drug has been detected in Uganda among children experiencing severe forms of the disease.
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International summit calls for AMR accountability in public health interventions
The UK-Africa Health Summit took place this week, uniting global health leaders in antimicrobial stewardship to tackle this increasing threat ahead of the 2024 High-level Meeting on antimicrobial…
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Genomic surveillance used to improve malaria treatment in Mozambique
Health workers in Mozambique are collecting samples for genomic surveillance of malaria to monitor malaria transmission intensity and resistance to antimalarial drugs and diagnostics. Mozambique has…
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Malaria Consortium calls for urgent action to stem the rising tide of global dengue
This ASEAN Dengue Day, Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce the publication of a timely opinion paper on the world’s fastest growing vectorborne disease. Dengue is on the rise, rapidly and…
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Malaria Consortium outlines seven ways to tackle the scourge of antimicrobial resistance
Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce the publication of an opinion paper on a key threat to global health – antimicrobial resistance. The paper, Antimicrobial resistance: A growing threat to…
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Malaria Consortium shares new film on tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh
London, 1 July 2019 – Malaria Consortium premiered its new film last week on tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh. The film focuses on the use of the Community Dialogue Approach in order…
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Report: a mixed response to Asia's malaria elimination trajectory
A new report to help inform domestic and donor decisions and commitments relating to malaria elimination in the face of increasing challenges, was launched today in Bangkok to mark World Malaria Day…
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Fighting antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh
Source: ARK Foundation/University of Leeds/Malaria Consortium A new project starting in Bangladesh will help combat the growing global threat of antibiotic resistance. The new study will develop,…
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Malaria Consortium trustee, Professor Sir Brian Greenwood, on drug resistance
Malaria Consortium trustee, Professor Sir Brian Greenwood, talks to meta-charity, GiveWell, on the potential resistance of antimalarial drugs currently used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention The…
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Strong regional health systems are the answer to infectious disease control
Bangkok, 9 March 2016 – “Every day we see evidence of the impact of infectious diseases, not only on our health systems, but on our economy and most importantly the everyday life of our people.” Dr.…
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Insecticide-treated nets might still prevent malaria despite mosquito resistance
Insecticide-treated mosquito nets have contributed to the prevention of millions of deaths due to malaria. In recent years, there has been growing concern that mosquitoes are becoming resistant to…
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Malaria Consortium presents at the 2015 Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting
Malaria Consortium staff are presenting at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 (JITMM 2015) from December 2-4. The annual conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand, brings together…
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Measuring malaria among border-crossers in Southeast Asia
In September, Malaria Consortium launched the second phase of its cross-border project in Stung Treng province, Cambodia. This new study will build on the work of a project that ended last year,…
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First Malaria Indicator Survey in Myanmar kicks off in Yangon
Early August saw the start of the first nationwide malaria survey of its kind in Myanmar, where the spread of drug resistance to antimalarial drugs is a growing obstacle to the elimination of the…
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Beyond Garki baseline results released, highlighting changes in malaria environment
Over the last 15 years, increased global investment in fighting malaria has contributed substantially to reduction in the prevalence of the disease in endemic countries around the world. With the…
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World Malaria Day 2015: more funds needed at crucial moment in development history
“This World Malaria Day, we call for efforts to rid the world of malaria to be stepped up, focusing first on ending all deaths from malaria. This can be done very effectively with the tools we have…
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Panel call for EU to address the urgent threat of drug resistant malaria
“The issue of drug resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion is an urgent one. We need to see every case as an emergency and to act quickly. Our most effective drugs are under threat and the…
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Malaria Consortium to host debate on EU response to global threat of malaria drug resistance
On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2015 (commemorated annually on 25 April), Malaria Consortium, in partnership with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, will be…
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Malaria: the last mile - a special report on drug resistant malaria
The spread of drug resistant malaria threatens to undermine the excellent progress made in recent years to tackle this disease. This is an issue of international importance as if drug resistant…