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Exciting news ๐ Ghana is the first country to approve the use of a new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University ๐
This is an epic step forward in the fight against the disease. Hereโs what you should know๐ [Thread]
This is an epic step forward in the fight against the disease. Hereโs what you should know๐ [Thread]
Malaria is a major health threat in Africa, with over 90% of all cases and deaths occurring on the continent (@WHO). #Ghana has been working hard to combat the disease, and this approval brings the country one step closer to defeating it.
The vaccine was developed by scientists at the @UniofOxford, and so far has shown to be up to 77% effective in early trials. However, more testing still needs to be done to determine its effectiveness in a larger population.
Today we gather to #FightForWhatCounts, hosted by @AfricanUnionUS, @KenyaembassyDC and @ALMA_2030 and organized by @beatmalaria, @endmalaria, @theglobalfight, @CS4MEglobal, @GFadvocates, @ASTMH, @malarianomoreuk, @MalariaNoMore and @aidswatchafrica.ย Stay tuned for more!
Opening recorded remarks from @ALMA_2030 chair President #UhuruKenyatta congratulating African countries on averting the predicted doubling of malaria deaths during #COVID19 and urge the #GlobalHealth community to get back on track to #EndMalaria, TB, and AIDS in Africa by 2030. 
Kenyatta says the first step in this noble journey to #EndMalaria by 2030 is to address the significant malaria financing gap in African countries. About 63% of activities in national malaria strategic plans in Africa are today currently unfunded.
Weโre on the Hill tonight to discuss how to #EndMalaria. Thank you @MaEllenSirleaf @PowerUSAID @DonaldKaberuka @ChrisCoons @SenatorWicker for coming together to reinvigorate the fight against one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases.
@SenatorWicker: We are here to tonight to talk about a disease that has killed hundreds of millionsโฆ but 10.6 million lives have been saved because of the efforts in this room.
@SenatorWicker: I do not apologize one bit for saying that our fight against malaria is a national security issue.
"Itโs a pleasure to welcome our friends from the Palais back to WHO.
The last time we hosted you, in July last year, none of us could have imagined that almost 18 months later, we would still be in the grip of the pandemic."-@DrTedros, media briefing for Geneva-based journalists
The last time we hosted you, in July last year, none of us could have imagined that almost 18 months later, we would still be in the grip of the pandemic."-@DrTedros, media briefing for Geneva-based journalists
"More than 3.3 million people have lost their lives to #COVID19 this year โ more deaths than from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020.
And still, COVID-19 continues to claim around 50,000 lives every week."-@DrTedros
And still, COVID-19 continues to claim around 50,000 lives every week."-@DrTedros
"Thatโs not to mention the unreported deaths, and the millions of excess deaths caused by disruptions to essential health services."-@DrTedros
#COVID19 pandemic has disrupted #malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths: 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019, and 69,000 more deaths - new report.
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Approximately 2 in 3 of these additional deaths were linked to disruptions in the provision of #malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment during the pandemic bit.ly/3IlXxu9 #EndMalaria
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to carry the heaviest #malaria burden, accounting for about 95% of all malaria cases and 96% of all deaths in 2020.
About 80% of deaths in the region are among children under 5 years of age bit.ly/3IlXxu9 #EndMalaria
About 80% of deaths in the region are among children under 5 years of age bit.ly/3IlXxu9 #EndMalaria
I recently had the chance to meet 36 incredible graduate students working to #endmalaria. Here are some of my favorite questions they asked.
Nobody can be an expert in all things at once. To end malariaโor any diseaseโleaders from around the world need to collaborate to make sustainable progress: gatesnot.es/3FeS8Td
The effects of climate change are affecting many aspects of our lives. By working to minimize its effects, we are also working to improve global health. However, ending malaria needs to (and should) happen faster: gatesnot.es/3FeS8Td
LIVE: Media briefing with @DrTedros on #malaria vaccine recommendations. #EndMalaria twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1โฆ
@DrTedros "As some of you may know, I started my career as a #malaria researcher, and I longed for the day that we would have an effective vaccine against this ancient and terrible disease. Today is that day; an historic day"-@DrTedros #EndMalaria
@DrTedros "๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ #๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐.
This recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ช & ๐ฒ๐ผ that has reached 800K+ children since 2019"-
@DrTedros
This recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ช & ๐ฒ๐ผ that has reached 800K+ children since 2019"-
@DrTedros
The 74th World Health Assembly approved the WHO resolution on global disability action plan 2014โ2021 for better health for all people with #disability.
The #WHA74 is expected to adopt this resolution on plenary next week.
The #WHA74 is expected to adopt this resolution on plenary next week.
Over 1 billion people currently live with some form of #disability. This number is rising as populations expand and age, and due to the increasing number of people living with noncommunicable conditions. #WHA74
Today's #WHA74 resolution on health for people living with disabilities aims to make the health sector more inclusive by tackling the significant barriers many people with disabilities face when they try to access health services.
It's #WorldMalariaDay
Over the last 2 decades 11 countries have been certified #Malaria free:
๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia
๐ธ๐ป El Salvador
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco
๐ต๐พ Paraguay
๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
๐น๐ฒ Turkmenistan
๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
Together we can #EndMalaria!
Over the last 2 decades 11 countries have been certified #Malaria free:
๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia
๐ธ๐ป El Salvador
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco
๐ต๐พ Paraguay
๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
๐น๐ฒ Turkmenistan
๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
Together we can #EndMalaria!
Today is #WorldMalariaDay
#Malaria still kills 1โฃ child every 2โฃ minutes.
No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Reaching 0โฃ malaria is possible โ Together we can #EndMalaria
๐ bit.ly/32uKPFH
#Malaria still kills 1โฃ child every 2โฃ minutes.
No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Reaching 0โฃ malaria is possible โ Together we can #EndMalaria
๐ bit.ly/32uKPFH
Today is #WorldMalariaDay
In 2019, there were an est. 229 million cases of #malaria & 400 000 malaria-related deaths in 87 countries. Children under 5 years continued to account for approximately 2/3 of deaths from malaria ๐
๐ bit.ly/32uKPFH
In 2019, there were an est. 229 million cases of #malaria & 400 000 malaria-related deaths in 87 countries. Children under 5 years continued to account for approximately 2/3 of deaths from malaria ๐
๐ bit.ly/32uKPFH
๐ WHOโs new easy-to-navigate online platform ๐ป (MAGICapp) brings together its most up-to-date recommendations for #malaria to help countries reduce & #EndMalaria๐ฆ.
More info ๐bit.ly/3b9nWvq
More info ๐bit.ly/3b9nWvq
Through the ๐ platform (MAGICapp), you will find
๐all official WHO recommendations for #malaria๐ฆ prevention & case management
๐links to other resources such as guidance, operational manuals, handbooks & many more.
More info ๐bit.ly/3b9nWvq
๐all official WHO recommendations for #malaria๐ฆ prevention & case management
๐links to other resources such as guidance, operational manuals, handbooks & many more.
More info ๐bit.ly/3b9nWvq
The recommendations on this ๐ platform ๐ป will be reviewed & updated as new evidence becomes available, using WHOโs transparent and rigorous guideline review process.
More info ๐bit.ly/3b9nWvq
More info ๐bit.ly/3b9nWvq
Malaria๐ฆ is a preventable & treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
WHO is calling on countries & global health partners to step up the fight and #EndMalaria ๐bit.ly/36j8o76
WHO is calling on countries & global health partners to step up the fight and #EndMalaria ๐bit.ly/36j8o76
To fight #Malaria, the ๐๐๐ needs to
โ target effective interventions
โ invest in the development of new tools
โ address related health threats
โ increase funding
๐bit.ly/36j8o76
โ target effective interventions
โ invest in the development of new tools
โ address related health threats
โ increase funding
๐bit.ly/36j8o76
Since 2000, the African region has reduced its malaria๐ฆ death toll by 4โฃ4โฃ% but funding shortages & #COVID19 are expected to set back the progress.
More in detail ๐bit.ly/36j8o76
More in detail ๐bit.ly/36j8o76
"We published the first global report on the burden of #sepsis, and a charter on health worker safety"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHA73
"Weโve drawn new & much-needed attention to #mentalhealth, with new guidelines on stress management & adolescent & mental health, & we hosted the Big Event for Mental Health, a global advocacy event seen by more than 600,000 people"-@DrTedros #WHA73
"On maternal & child health, weโve published new standards for improving the quality of care for small & sick newborns & provided intensive support for 20 countries to address the indirect impact of #COVID19 on mothers & children"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll
โWhat can be done when countries face the double challenge of #malaria ๐ฆ and #COVID19?
Join WHO and @endmalaria for 2โฃ virtual forums and learn from field experts & global health leaders!
Date: 3-4 September at 2pm CET
Register now ๐bit.ly/31VNlWe
Join WHO and @endmalaria for 2โฃ virtual forums and learn from field experts & global health leaders!
Date: 3-4 September at 2pm CET
Register now ๐bit.ly/31VNlWe
#Malaria ๐ฆ still kills a child every 2โฃ minutes. No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Only 1 in 3 pregnant women ๐คฐ๐ฟ๐คฐ๐พ๐คฐ๐ฝ in Africa has access to the WHO-recommended 3 or more doses of preventive malaria therapy.
Let's increase access to preventive therapy to #EndMalaria ๐ฆ!
Let's increase access to preventive therapy to #EndMalaria ๐ฆ!
MY STORY by @Naza_Berry
#EndMalaria #WorldMalariaDay
I'm done, I won't live this way anymore, I'm done asking the same question all the time, today the #April25 puts an end to it all. The new question is why do I constantly allow it?.
My name is Dara and this is my story...
#EndMalaria #WorldMalariaDay
I'm done, I won't live this way anymore, I'm done asking the same question all the time, today the #April25 puts an end to it all. The new question is why do I constantly allow it?.
My name is Dara and this is my story...
I am sorry if I sound heart broken, I'm heart broken. I'm tired of living this way, the pattern is encumbering, from fever to chills and the killing headache . Guess who's the cause of my pain? It's the female anopheles mosquito and her sisters,...
...they harbour the parasite Plasmodium species which are responsible for the fever, headache and chills.
I wouldn't believe another female could inflict such pain on a female. So many bad memories with her...
I could remember one time I killed Miss Anopheles Mosquito,...
I wouldn't believe another female could inflict such pain on a female. So many bad memories with her...
I could remember one time I killed Miss Anopheles Mosquito,...
For #WorldMalariaDay, new malaria Research & Comments:
Effect of long-lasting insecticidal nets with & w/out piperonyl butoxide on malaria indicators in Uganda (LLINEUP): pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial embedded in a LLIN distribution campaign hubs.ly/H0pTp_P0 (1/4)
Effect of long-lasting insecticidal nets with & w/out piperonyl butoxide on malaria indicators in Uganda (LLINEUP): pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial embedded in a LLIN distribution campaign hubs.ly/H0pTp_P0 (1/4)
Pyrethroid resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: Linked Comment from Francis Bajunirwe, University of Science and Technology, Uganda hubs.ly/H0pTv1f0 (2/4) #EndMalaria #WorldMalariaDay
Research: Effectiveness of reactive focal mass drug administration & reactive focal vector control to reduce malaria transmission in low #malaria-endemic setting of Namibia: a cluster-randomised controlled, open-label, 2-by-2 factorial design trial hubs.ly/H0pTB1g0 (3/4)
Today is #WorldMalariaDay
#Malaria still kills a child every two minutes. No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Zero malaria starts with me โ are you ready to #EndMalaria?
๐ bit.ly/3apxTTf
#Malaria still kills a child every two minutes. No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Zero malaria starts with me โ are you ready to #EndMalaria?
๐ bit.ly/3apxTTf
Zero #Malaria Starts With Me: In many settings, community-based #healthworkers play a ๐ role in preventing, detecting and treating malaria.
Let's support them to #EndMalaria!
๐ bit.ly/3apxTTf
#WorldMalariaDay
Let's support them to #EndMalaria!
๐ bit.ly/3apxTTf
#WorldMalariaDay
Zero #Malaria Starts With Me: Sleeping under insecticide-treated nets is one of the most effective ways to prevent malaria.
Let's sleep safe ๐ค to #EndMalaria
๐ bit.ly/2xHlY5Y
#WorldMalariaDay
Let's sleep safe ๐ค to #EndMalaria
๐ bit.ly/2xHlY5Y
#WorldMalariaDay
WHO World Malaria Report 2019๐ฆ: The number of pregnant women ๐คฐ & children ๐ถ in sub-Saharan Africa sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets & benefiting from preventive medicine for #malaria has increased significantly in recent years๐bit.ly/2YeQoFx #EndMalaria
@pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOAFRO Accelerated efforts are needed to reduce #malaria ๐ฆ infections & deaths in the hardest-hit countries, as progress stalls. Last year, malaria afflicted 228 million people & killed an estimated 405 thousand, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa ๐bit.ly/2YeQoFx #EndMalaria
@pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOAFRO Pregnancy reduces a womanโs immunity to #malaria ๐ฆ, making her more susceptible to infection and at greater risk of:
๐ด illness
๐ด severe anaemia
๐ด death.
bit.ly/2YeQoFx #EndMalaria
๐ด illness
๐ด severe anaemia
๐ด death.
bit.ly/2YeQoFx #EndMalaria
"There are few greater gifts we can give future generations than to eradicate a disease. We ourselves know what thatโs like. #Smallpox was only officially declared eradicated in 1980 โ less than 40 years ago. And yet already, it is becoming a distant memory"-@DrTedros #RLMForum
"Every year, over 1 billion people are treated for a neglected tropical disease, & last year 8 countries eliminated at least one NTD.
In the mid-1980s there were almost 3.5M cases of guinea-worm in 20 countries. Last year, there were only 28 cases, in just 3 countries"-@DrTedros
In the mid-1980s there were almost 3.5M cases of guinea-worm in 20 countries. Last year, there were only 28 cases, in just 3 countries"-@DrTedros
โTwenty years ago, I was working as a #malaria researcher in #Ethiopia. I could never have imagined then the incredible progress we would make, and @MedsforMalaria has played a vital role in that progressโ-@DrTedros #EndMalaria
@MedsforMalaria @DrTedros โ@MedsforMalaria has helped to bring forward 13 new medicines that have saved almost 2 million livesโ-@DrTedros #EndMalaria
@MedsforMalaria @DrTedros @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @RMinghui @PAlonsoMalaria "Since 2000, the number of people who die from #malaria has halved, and incidence has been cut by an estimated 30%"-@DrTedros #EndMalaria
Congratulations, #Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช, for joining Ghana and Malawi โ to launch the worldโs first #malaria vaccine today! bit.ly/2kkJ4bS
#EndMalaria๐ฆ
#EndMalaria๐ฆ
@WHOAFRO @PATHtweets @gavi @GlobalFund @UNITAID The #malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be available to children from 6 months of age in selected areas in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi in a phased pilot introduction bit.ly/2kkJ4bS
#EndMalaria๐ฆ
#EndMalaria๐ฆ
30 years in the making, RTS,S is the first, and to date the only, vaccine that has demonstrated it can significantly reduce #malaria in children bit.ly/2kkJ4bS
#EndMalaria๐ฆ
#EndMalaria๐ฆ
Watch live now: Launch of the #LancetMalaria Commission led by @MEIatUCSF hubs.ly/H0kKmb60
With @MORUBKK @endmalariazm @GlobalFund @E8_Malaria @PMIgov @endmalaria & more!
Read hubs.ly/H0kKl7w0
#EndMalaria #malariaeradication
With @MORUBKK @endmalariazm @GlobalFund @E8_Malaria @PMIgov @endmalaria & more!
Read hubs.ly/H0kKl7w0
#EndMalaria #malariaeradication
โWe sought for opportunities to accelerate current progress & bend the curve to achieve no #malaria on the planet. We identified numerous opportunitiesโ
Sir Richard Feachem, Commission Chair @IGHSatUCSF
#LancetMalaria #EndMalaria #malariaeradication hubs.ly/H0kypyS0
Sir Richard Feachem, Commission Chair @IGHSatUCSF
#LancetMalaria #EndMalaria #malariaeradication hubs.ly/H0kypyS0
The Commission advocates for an additional US$2 billion to be made available annually for #malaria. The @GlobalFund replenishment is a major opportunity - Richard Feachem, Chair
#LancetMalaria #EndMalaria #malariaeradication hubs.ly/H0kypyS0
#LancetMalaria #EndMalaria #malariaeradication hubs.ly/H0kypyS0
"#Malaria deaths have fallen by more than half since the year 2000, thanks to the intensive efforts of partners"
-@DrTedros bit.ly/2m2cCLD #EndMalaria๐ฆ
-@DrTedros bit.ly/2m2cCLD #EndMalaria๐ฆ
@DrTedros @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho "We have succeeded in eliminating #malaria from many parts of the world. By the 1950s, malaria had been eliminated from much of the temperate zone.
Until now, WHO has certified 38 countries and overseas territories as malaria-free"
-@DrTedros bit.ly/2m2cCLD #EndMalaria๐ฆ
Until now, WHO has certified 38 countries and overseas territories as malaria-free"
-@DrTedros bit.ly/2m2cCLD #EndMalaria๐ฆ
@DrTedros @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho "WHO is committed to leading the global effort to make #malaria history"
-@DrTedros bit.ly/2m2cCLD #EndMalaria๐ฆ
-@DrTedros bit.ly/2m2cCLD #EndMalaria๐ฆ
Live from Geneva: Q&A on #malaria eradication with Pedro Alonso, @PAlonsoMalaria. #AskWHO pscp.tv/w/cC-guDI2MTAyโฆ
@PAlonsoMalaria Tweet your questions on how to #EndMalaria to our expert, @PAlonsoMalaria. Use hashtag #AskWHO
@PAlonsoMalaria Accelerated research and development in new tools for #malaria prevention and treatment is key to #EndMalaria๐ฆ in the foreseeable future ๐ bit.ly/33PStde
Currently, less than 1% of funding for health R&D investment goes to developing tools to tackle malaria.
Currently, less than 1% of funding for health R&D investment goes to developing tools to tackle malaria.
