- Malaria: an overview | IDR - Dove Medical Press
The Southeast Asia region accounted for about 3% of the burden of malaria cases globally In the same year, an estimated 409,000 deaths from malaria occurred worldwide of which 94% happened in Africa 15 Malaria affects majorly children under the age of 5 years; with 67% death from the total death in 2019
- Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries
Between 2014 and 2021 Africa accounted for 21% of cholera cases and 80% of deaths reported globally In several African countries, cholera is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea
- Malaria Fact Sheet - Africa Health Organisation
In that same period, malaria mortality rates among populations at risk fell by 29% globally among all age groups, and by 35% among children under 5 Africa carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden In 2015, Africa was home to 90% of malaria cases and 92% of malaria deaths
- Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use . . .
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2 6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4 7% of all deaths, and 0 6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use Notably, 2 million of alcohol and 0 4 million of drug-attributable deaths were among men
- Climate change identified as serious threat in fight to End . . .
An estimated 549 million cases and 2 82 million deaths were averted between 2020 – 2022, thanks, among other factors, to malaria programmes, tools and treatments Additionally, there have been key developments in malaria prevention this year, with the recommendation of a second vaccine (R21) by WHO, which is now due to be scaled-up alongside
- Current State of COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: Lessons for . . .
The nation of South Africa has had the highest number of cases, having reported over a million confirmed cases as of 21 June 2021 Morocco had the second highest number of cases (526,737), closely followed by Tunisia, Egypt and Ethiopia with 385,428, 277,797 and 275,318 cases, respectively
- Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) - Nigeria
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