Today is #WorldMalariaDay.
#DYK: we can prevent and cure #Malaria?
Learn about the symptoms so you know when to get help from a healthcare professional bit.ly/3rF1djY
#DYK: we can prevent and cure #Malaria?
Learn about the symptoms so you know when to get help from a healthcare professional bit.ly/3rF1djY
#Malaria is transmitted through the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes🦟
In 2020, nearly half of the world's population was at risk of malaria bit.ly/3rF1djY
In 2020, nearly half of the world's population was at risk of malaria bit.ly/3rF1djY
Early diagnosis & treatment of #malaria reduces disease, prevents deaths and contributes to reducing transmission bit.ly/3rF1djY
Some people are at considerably higher risk of contracting #malaria & developing severe disease:
🦟 infants
🦟 children <5 years of age
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🦟 patients with HIV/AIDS
🦟 people with low immunity who move into areas with intense malaria transmission
🦟 infants
🦟 children <5 years of age
🦟 🤰🏾
🦟 patients with HIV/AIDS
🦟 people with low immunity who move into areas with intense malaria transmission
More than two thirds of #malaria deaths occur among children under the age of 5 living in the @WHOAFRO Region bit.ly/2tARuMY
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1518535481482518529
More than 1 million children in #Ghana, #Kenya and #Malawi have now received one or more doses of the world’s first #malaria vaccine, thanks to a pilot programme coordinated by WHO bit.ly/3LfOXOG
The #malaria vaccine pilots, first launched by the Government of Malawi in April 2019, have shown that the new vaccine is safe, feasible and effective in reducing deadly and severe malaria bit.ly/3LfOXOG
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1518601641573982208
Continued innovation in the research and development of new tools is a must if the world is to achieve the 2030 targets of the WHO #malaria strategy bit.ly/3LilseX
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