Malaria claimed over 6 lakh lives in 2024, drug resistance a major threat: WHO annual report

Malaria infected an estimated 282 million people and claimed 6,10,000 lives worldwide in 2024, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual World Malaria Report on Thursday, which ...
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WHO celebrates progress against malaria, but warns that hurdles remain

Martin Fitchet, MD, CEO of the Medicines for Malaria venture, likened the threat of artemisinin resistance to the spread of ...
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Global measles vaccinations are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, WHO report finds

New report suggests the number of children vaccinated against measles globally — which declined during the Covid-19 pandemic ...

Drug Resistance Threatens Hard-Won Gains As New Malaria Tools Avert One Million Deaths In 2024: WHO Report

WHO reports malaria cases and deaths rose in 2024 despite new tools. Drug resistance, invasive mosquitoes, climate change and ...

Malaria deaths rose in 2024, funding cuts risk surge, WHO says

Malaria killed around 610,000 people in 2024, mostly young children in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said ...

Global measles cases drop 71% in 24 years as vaccination coverage improves, WHO says

Global measles cases fell 71% to 11 ​million from the year 2000 to 2024, ‌driven by improved vaccination coverage, the World ...

Measles cases surge as deaths decline globally: WHO

Measles cases are surging as deaths from the disease go down globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Modelled estimates show that the annual number of measles cases decreased ...
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After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war

GENEVA (AP) — Stripped of US funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.1 billion annual budget by putting ...