Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets
February 11, 2023 GMTBOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — From a distance, the small group lying on the sidewalk outside the city market could be confused with hundreds of homeless people spread through Boa Vista.
But they are Yanomami, an Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest who traditionally live in relative isolation.
Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people
January 21, 2023 GMTBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Brazil's northern state of Roraima on Saturday after the government declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as a consequence of illegal mining.
WHO: COVID disruption resulted in 63,000 more malaria deaths
December 8, 2022 GMTThe coronavirus pandemic interrupted efforts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years, according to a report from the World Health Organization published Thursday.
Invasive mosquitoes could unravel malaria progress in Africa
November 1, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that experts called a worrying sign that progress against the disease is at risk of unraveling.
Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria
November 1, 2022 GMTResearch in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease.
Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa.
UN flood aid appeal jumps amid disease surge in Pakistan
October 4, 2022 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — Alarmed by a surge in disease, the United Nations is asking for five times’ more international aid after deadly floods in Pakistan left millions of survivors homeless and at rising risk of waterborne diseases and other ailments.
Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda’s Ebola response
October 1, 2022 GMTMUBENDE, Uganda (AP) — The nurse wanted the toddler with a high fever transferred at once from a private clinic in Uganda to a public hospital even though the child tested positive for malaria amid an Ebola outbreak that has rattled health workers.
Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal
September 20, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases.
WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan
September 17, 2022 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases.
Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health
August 16, 2022 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to become more involved in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa
July 21, 2022 GMTBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer.
Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet
June 24, 2022 GMTKIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Leaders of Commonwealth nations met in Rwanda's capital Friday to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The summit for Commonwealth heads of state in Kigali is the culmination of a series of meetings this week that officials said yielded some success in efforts to improve the lives of people in the 54-nation association that is home to 2.5 billion people.
Diseased mosquitoes threaten extinction for Hawaiian birds
December 18, 2021 GMTWAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Federal and state officials on Maui want to use bacteria to get rid of nonnative mosquitoes that carry avian malaria to help prevent the extinction of native forest birds found only in Hawaii.
Zoo’s 3 surviving penguins improve after deaths of 6 others
December 14, 2021 GMTLAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana zoo's three surviving penguins are gaining weight and improving weeks after avian malaria killed the zoo's six other penguins, officials said.
WHO: No ‘doomsday,’ but malaria fight disrupted by pandemic
December 6, 2021 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Monday that the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted health services in many countries, leading to tens of thousands more deaths worldwide last year — as questions remain on the possible fallout this year.
6 penguins die at Indiana zoo after avian malaria infections
December 1, 2021 GMTLAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Six African penguins have died at a northwest Indiana zoo after falling ill with avian malaria, zoo officials said.
The Columbian Park Zoo announced Tuesday that the penguins died despite around-the-clock care that included anti-malarial medications intended to halt their infections.
BC-The Conversation for October 11, 10am, ADVISORY
October 11, 2021 GMTHere's a look at what The Conversation, a non-profit source of explanatory journalism from experts in academia, is offering today.
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Africa welcomes new malaria vaccine as a ‘game-changer’
October 7, 2021 GMTLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — African health officials are optimistic that the world’s first malaria vaccine endorsed by the World Health Organization will “dramatically change” the way the continent of 1.3 billion people fights the disease.
UN endorses world’s 1st malaria vaccine as ‘historic moment’
October 7, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease.
Researchers detect malaria resistant to key drug in Africa
September 22, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimately be rendered useless without more action to stop its spread.
Post-monsoon fever outbreak kills over 100 in Indian state
September 15, 2021 GMTLUCKNOW, India (AP) — Infections following monsoon rains have led to a fever outbreak in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, killing at least 114 people in the past three weeks, health officials said Wednesday.
Libyan indoor soccer player dies in malaria outbreak in team
July 29, 2021 GMTCAIRO (AP) — A malaria outbreak among Libya’s national indoor soccer team has claimed the life of one player while several others have been sickened following the team’s participation in the African Minifootball Cup in Nigeria, Libya’s sports ministry and its minifootball federation said.
Vaccine maker BioNTech to use mRNA tech to target malaria
July 26, 2021 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that it wants to use the mRNA technology behind its coronavirus vaccine to target malaria.
The Germany-based company, which developed the first widely approved coronavirus shot together with U.S.
Oklahoma AG secures $2.6M refund for malaria drug purchase
May 7, 2021 GMTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has secured a $2.6 million refund for the purchase of a malaria drug once touted by President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19, a state official said Friday...
Oklahoma seeking to return $2M worth of hydroxychloroquine
January 27, 2021 GMTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma attorney general's office is attempting to return $2 million worth of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19, a spokesman said Wednesday...
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen
August 20, 2020 GMTFor five decades, Yassin Abdel-Wareth was one of a handful of epidemiologists in Yemen, traveling across the impoverished country to hunt for disease outbreaks that are as endemic as armed conflicts in the Middle East’s poorest nation...
Bolsonaro now ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID-19 treatment
July 9, 2020 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same...
Bolsonaro becomes ‘poster boy’ for unproven virus treatment
July 8, 2020 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same...
Brazil’s president, infected with virus, touts malaria drug
July 8, 2020 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who said he is infected with the coronavirus, on Wednesday defended his government's handling of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of Brazilians and touted his use of a contentious anti-malaria drug...
US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus
June 15, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects...
COVID-19 just the latest epidemic in areas struck by disease
June 10, 2020 GMTSULEIMAN KHEL, Pakistan (AP) — When Tariq Nawaz’s daughter was born a year ago, he borrowed money to pay for his wife’s cesarean delivery...
Malaria drug didn’t help virus patients, big UK study finds
June 5, 2020 GMTLeaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop putting people on the drug because it’s clear it isn’t helping...
Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
June 4, 2020 GMTSeveral authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists...
Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
June 3, 2020 GMTA malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease...
Concerns mount about two studies on drugs for coronavirus
June 2, 2020 GMTConcerns are mounting about studies in two influential medical journals on drugs used in people with coronavirus, including one that led multiple countries to stop testing a malaria pill...
Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirus
May 22, 2020 GMTMalaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,000 patients around the world...
Trump attacks study, defends using malaria drug for COVID-19
May 20, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself against criticism from medical experts that NEW DELHI (AP) — President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will likely be welcomed in India...Trump’s use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India
May 20, 2020 GMT
My ‘decision to make’: Trump defends criticized use of drug
May 20, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against the coronavirus could spark wide misuse by Americans of the unproven treatment with potentially fatal side effects...
Kansas GOP congressman using malaria drug to ward off virus
May 19, 2020 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican congressman from Kansas who is also a doctor says he has been taking a malaria drug being touted by President Donald Trump as a way to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings that it could have potentially fatal side effects.
Fox’s Cavuto urges viewers not to take drug like Trump
May 19, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel anchor Neil Cavuto strongly urged viewers on Monday not to follow the example of President Donald Trump, who revealed that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus...
Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to protect against virus
May 18, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects...
Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets
May 10, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection...Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus study
May 7, 2020 GMT
Senior scientist says administration ignored virus warnings
May 6, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Corsi, a conservative author and conspiracy theorist who was a target in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, says the Justice Department is now scrutinizing his communications with a doctor who has touted an anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus... SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed... WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is taking advocacy of an unproven drug for CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — One of the hard lessons the World Health Organization learned during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was this: Other diseases can be forgotten and take a deadlier toll... WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls mounted Thursday for an investigation into the ouster of a senior government scientist who says he's being punished for opposing widespread use of an unproven drug President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19... LONDON (AP) — The European Union's medicines regulator on Thursday warned countries that malaria drugs being used experimentally to treat the new coronavirus have potentially serious side effects, including seizures and heart problems... SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will buy 200,000 treatments of malaria drugs widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus despite warnings from doctors that the medications shouldn’t be used until more testing is done, state officials said Tuesday. A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday continued to resist calls for a stay-at-home order for Sioux Falls amid the coronavirus outbreak, while announcing that the state will run a comprehensive trial for an anti-malarial drug pushed by President Donald Trump as a potential way to treat and prevent COVID-19... Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When a coronavirus outbreak hit a Texas nursing home, Dr. Robin Armstrong reached for an unproven treatment: the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine... WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his administration are promoting an anti-malaria drug not officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus, even though scientists say more testing is needed before it’s proven safe and effective against COVID-19...Whistleblower: US failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix
May 5, 2020 GMTConservative author says email mix-up led to COVID-19 probe
May 1, 2020 GMTU.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump
April 26, 2020 GMTAP FACT CHECK: Veterans Affairs chief plugs unproven drug
April 24, 2020 GMTFight against malaria could be set back 20 years, WHO warns
April 24, 2020 GMTProbe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist
April 23, 2020 GMTEU: Malaria drugs used for virus could cause side effects
April 23, 2020 GMTUtah buys malaria drugs touted by Trump, panned by doctors
April 22, 2020 GMTMore deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study
April 21, 2020 GMTNoem: No stay-at-home order, state to test anti-malaria drug
April 13, 2020 GMTHeart woes spur partial stop of malaria drug study for virus
April 13, 2020 GMTTrump allies put unproven virus drug to work in Texas
April 7, 2020 GMTWhite House pushes unproven drug for virus, but doctors wary
April 7, 2020 GMT