71 items related to 'Vaccines'
(Page 4 of 4)
-
The United Nations General Assembly: One step forward, one step back?
The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) came to a close last week in New York. Attended by the majority of the world’s Heads of State and senior diplomats, the UNGA saw a range…
-
Blog :
World Mosquito Day 2021: #MosquitoChat recap
Each year on 20th August, organisations working to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases come together to mark World Mosquito Day, acknowledging the discovery of the link between malaria and the mosquito…
-
Blog :
The G7 health priorities must not overlook health inequalities and malaria burden
Last weekend, the G7 leaders met in Cornwall to discuss, amongst other priorities, how to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic. A landmark global health agreement was reached between the…
-
Resources: Journal article :
Impact of current malaria infection and previous malaria exposure on the clinical profiles and outcome of COVID-19 in a high malaria transmission setting
Our co-infection study found that low previous malaria exposure was associated with severe or critical COVID-19 and adverse outcomes in a high burden malaria setting.
-
Blog :
Malaria Consortium and COVID-19: Prioritising public health
We have lived with the reality of COVID-19 as a global pandemic for over 12 months and it has been a year of intense public health efforts. As Malaria Consortium remains committed to disease burden…
-
Blog :
Can the near-eradication of polio give us hope in the fight against malaria?
Across history, humans have successfully eradicated only one disease — smallpox. Successful eradication was made easier given that the disease was easy to diagnose because there were no asymptomatic…
-
Blog :
Our top blogs of 2020
In a challenging year for our operations across Africa and Asia, we have looked to communicate the breadth of Malaria Consortium’s work on our blog, including the ways we've adapted our programmes in…
-
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…
-
Blog :
Will a vaccine end the fight against malaria?
There were 386,000 malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, and projections suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause that number to double — to 769,000 deaths — owing to a lack of access…
-
Resources: Position statement :
Vaccines: The cornerstone of disease burden reduction
Immunisation against infectious diseases is one of the most effective means of preventing their spread and severity.
-
Resources: Position statement :
Stemming the rising tide of global dengue
To tackle dengue, we urgently need to increase funding for vaccine development, improve real-time case surveillance systems, vector control and enhance global collaboration.