- PROGRESS ON MALARIA CONTROL IN COUNTRIES - WHO
Because high-burden settings account for the majority of cases and deaths globally, the focus must be on high-burden countries in order to achieve optimal impact from interventions Reduce cases, deaths The strategy must be able to demonstrate impact, with an intensified approach to reducing deaths from malaria, while ensuring progress
- Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Risk Factors Among . . .
Globally about 3 2 billion people are at risk of malaria and an estimated 212 million cases were reported worldwide, leading to 429,000 deaths in 2015, particularly in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Latin America and the Middle East countries 1 However, malaria is declining in Africa, in some areas the burden of malaria has
- Global prevalence and mortality of severe Plasmodium malariae . . .
Background Severe complications among patients with Plasmodium malariae infection are rare This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrating the global prevalence and mortality of severe P malariae infection in humans Methods The systematic review and meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines All
- Evidence of and deaths from malaria and severe pneumonia co . . .
Malaria, pneumonia, and malnutrition are the leading causes of childhood mortality in children under 5 years of age 1,2,3,4 For malaria, 229 million cases and 409,000 deaths were estimated
- Neglected tropical diseases in Brazilian children and . . .
Globally, an estimated 198 million people have become infected with Plasmodium spp and 584,000 people have died of malaria, with the heaviest burden in African countries, where children aged below 5 years account for 78% of all deaths Brazil contributed with a reduction in incidence of 76 8% between 2000 and 2014
- Newborn mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
There are approximately 6500 newborn deaths every day, amounting to 47% of all child deaths under the age of 5 years The world has made substantial progress in child survival since 1990 Globally, the number of neonatal deaths declined from 5 0 million in 1990 to 2 3 million in 2022
- Evaluation of the malaria elimination policy in Brazil: a . . .
The network of malaria outposts increased to nearly 3,500 with ~ 4,500 microscopists and 7,600 health agents up to 2013 Malaria hospitalization rates approached 0, with a total of 500 severe malaria cases in 2013 During the period of 1990–2008, severe cases were mostly due to P falciparum (80–100%; Figure 5C)
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