MALARIA: Africa Fighting Malaria Updates and Events

Africa Fighting Malaria (AFM) seeks to raise awareness of the huge burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa and promote sensible policies for long-term solutions. Is Ugandan malaria really attributed to global warming?   Feeding a seemingly permanently unsatisfied appetite for bad news, Al Jazeera recently produced a sensationalist report claiming global warming is increasing Uganda's malaria burden. Not only will credible malaria scientists surely differ in their conclusions, but the report is likely to distract governments and donor agencies from doing the right thing in combating this deadly disease. Malaria is very complex disease, involving the interaction between parasites, mosquitoes, and human populations. As Oxford University scientists Simon Hay and Peter Gething have demonstrated, there is no simple relationship between climate and malaria.      Read More  Other News WHO Moves Regional Malaria Office to Cambodia... New Way to Trap Malaria Parasites... Progress Towards Malaria Control Targets in Relation to National Malaria Funding... Events and Information January 28-30, 2013: Eighth annual meeting of the Vector Control Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland. March 05-07, 2013: Seventh annual meeting of the Case Management Working Group, venue TBA  Check out the book "The Excellent Powder: DDT's Political and Scientific History". 'Why we must expand indoor residual spraying to tackle malaria' Known to many as "Mama Malaria," Chioma Amajoh has spent more than 30 years advocating for malaria control and elimination in Nigeria. She recently retired from her position as the National Coordinator of the National Malaria Control Programme in Nigeria.    However, she remains active in the Roll Back Malaria Vector Control Working Group and consults for the World Health Organisation. Amajoh tells Africa Indoor Residual Spraying Programme (AIRS) what she has accomplished working with AIRS and why she believes Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) is central to Nigeria's strategy for eliminating malaria.   Read More Freely distributed bed-net use among Chano Mille residents, South Ethiopia: A Longitudinal Study A huge discrepancy was reported between ownership versus utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs). To acquire the benefits of ITNs, households need to use and not merely own them. The objective of this study was to characterize the pattern of, and assess factors related to ITN use in one village in south Ethiopia.  Read More