Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

  • 📰 eNCA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 11 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 8%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa Headlines News

South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines

The battle to eliminate and eventually eradicate malaria has become even more challenging.

Not to be outdone, the malaria parasite has also thrown a few curve balls into the mix.and can go undetected by the most widely used point-of-care diagnostic tool in rural malaria endemic regions. This leaves malaria-infected individuals at risk of developing severe illness, and still capable of transmitting malaria.

In addition, African malaria parasites from Eritrea, Rwanda and Uganda have become resistant to the artemisinin part of ACTs. ACTs are the only class of effective antimalarial currently available.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 49. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

RELEASED: US basketball star Brittney Griner says hope kept her going during Russian penal colony detentionAfter nearly a year in a Russian jail, US basketball star Brittney Griner spoke of never losing hope while detained.
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »

Medal contenders give South African athletics some hope again | The CitizenTheCitizenSport: Now that the domestic track and field season has ended, we have a better idea of what to expect from the national team at the August World Athletics Championships in Budapest.🎖️🏃 Full story here➡️
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

South Africa’s fastest-growing stream of garbageDespite regulations on how to responsibly dispose of hazardous e-waste, it is the least recycled waste stream in the country.
Source: mybroadband - 🏆 11. / 67 Read more »

iStore’s new Apple Premium Partner concept store is the first of its kind in AfricaAn interactive experience for customers, a full assortment of Apple’s innovative products and ecosystem on display, training workshops with professionally trained Apple Certified experts and a world-class Apple experience for Small and Medium Business (SMB) customers.
Source: mybroadband - 🏆 11. / 67 Read more »

THE CONVERSATION: Ruth Weiss, journalist who fought apartheid, finally honoured in South AfricaRuth Weiss witnessed atrocities in Germany and South Africa and railed against them, becoming a towering figure as a writer and poet.
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »

South Africa ranked 5th on global cyber crime density listSA trails only the UK, US, Canada and Australia for the number of cybercrime victims per total internet users, according to a surfshark report. DataVulnerabilityThermometer
Source: ITWeb - 🏆 45. / 51 Read more »