Category Archives: Malaria

Kufa au Kupona (Fever Road)

Written by: Laurie Liskin

22 Apr, 2015

Malaria kills more than 500,000 Africans every year. Consistent use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs), early diagnosis and treatment, and prophylactic use of antimalarials during pregnancy can save thousands of lives. But according to the 2011-12 Tanzania HIV and Malaria Indicator Survey (THMIS), many families are not practicing these life saving measures. To get the […]

World Malaria Day: What’s the Buzz?

Written by: The DHS Program

24 Apr, 2014

It’s a health risk for more than half the world’s population. A child dies every minute because of it. There are 207 million annual cases worldwide. And 90% of the deaths from this disease (which kills 627,000 globally) occur in Sub-Saharan Africa (source: World Health Organization). We’re buzzing about malaria. This preventable and curable mosquito-borne […]

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