Makram Haddad, 24/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The aim is to include malaria in the differential diagnosis even without recent travel, to perform blood smear and thick smear, to use a rapid test if needed to save time, to notify cases to the Malaria Control Bureau and to apply therapeutic protocols strictly. This nudge serves as a reminder within a shifting regional context and heightened ...
Alain E. Andrea, 2024-10-22 17:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In Egypt, malaria has long been a public health scourge. It intensified in the 20th century to become a major health issue, particularly in the rural areas of the Nile Delta, where environmental conditions favored the spread of the disease. However, a significant event occurred recently. On October 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-20 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Malaria
Egypt was certified as malaria-free on Sunday, with the World Health Organization calling the achievement "truly historic" and the culmination of nearly a century of work to stamp out the disease. "Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its future," WHO chief ...