Information for this post came from the an article posted by the Foreign Policy Initiative, which can be read in full here.
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February 28, 2013 | Posted by Jamie Greenberg
This is a news release from the Global Fund. The orginal can be accessed here.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today launched a new funding model that allows it to invest more strategically, achieve greater impact, and engage implementers and partners more effectively.
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February 27, 2013 | Posted by Jamie Greenberg
Original press release appeared in PR Web and can be found here.
In Sierra Leone, 70% of the population lives in poverty and the country ranks 180/187 for overall quality of life on the Human Development index. In Nigeria, malaria accounts for more cases and deaths than any other country in the world; 97% of Nigeria's population is at risk for the disease. In countries like this, tackling the problem of malaria can be a huge challenge.
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February 25, 2013 | Posted by Jamie Greenberg
According to a recently published paper in the journal Science, malaria eradication has been exceptionally stable in the 79 countries with successful elimination programs between 1945 and 2010, with 95 percent remaining malaria-free.
The scientists behind the study believe this supports a country-by-country approach to malaria eradication programs- such as those taken by programs like U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which emphasize country-specific and country-led elimination.
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February 22, 2013 | Posted by Hannah Kaye
Dr. David Bowen, CEO of Malaria No More, and Hannah Kaye, Director of Policy and Advocacy, recently published a paper for CSIS "U.S. Priorities for Malaria." Read the synopsis below and check out the full paper here. Increased funding and political support for efforts to control malaria have resulted in dramaticdeclines in related morbidity and mortality. These gains are fragile, however, and could be re-versed if success slows momentum. The U.S.
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February 21, 2013 | Posted by Jamie Greenberg
This article orginially appeared on the Unversity of Melbourne's Newsroom and can be accessed here.
Researchers at the University of Melbourne have discovered malaria parasites have varying levels of sensitivity to anti-malarial drugs at different stages of life, with immature malaria parasites more than 100 times less sensitive to drugs than mature parasites.