malaria

In the 61 other cases recorded, the sufferers became infected on the Indian subcontinent and African states, where the disease is endemic.

The districts affected stretch from the Peloponnese to Thessaloniki.

Domestic cases were first reported four years ago - nearly four decades after the disease was wiped out in Greece.

Budget cuts saw municipal spraying schemes to combat mosquito-borne diseases being cut back.

Stay away from political impasse, Guinness warns

Northern Divisional Commander Peter Guinness has called on all police personnel in Eastern Highlands to work together as a unit for the betterment of policing in the province.

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Toksy released from Bomana

“On average, each person suffers over three episodes of malaria in a year. This is evidenced by the current approximately 1.7 million clinical malaria cases reported annually in our health facilities,” Kase stated.

On Monday (April 25), the world will observe World Malaria Day, he said. As the country with the highest malaria burden outside Africa, it is fitting that PNG reflects on the country’s malaria burden, achievements, way forward and maintaining the gains achieved so far.

The theme this year is “End malaria for good”.

With World Malaria Day this month on April 25, we wanted to share with you some useful information on malaria. Understand your risk, see your doctor if you are experiencing symptoms and follow guidelines for prevention.

For more information, please contact info@portmoresbygeneralhospital.com

What is malaria?
Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes called "malaria vectors".

In one country, despite consistent successes in malaria control during the past 10 years, the ­disease remains rife, threatening all the efforts of its neighbours by providing a base for reinfection: Papua New Guinea, only a canoe ride away from Australia.

This, despite a substantial reduction since the Global Fund — to which the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given $140 million — began backing health programs there a decade ago.

If the lab technique works in the field, it could offer a new way of stopping the biting insects from spreading malaria to humans, they say.

According to a new United Nations report: “Global malaria control is one of the great public health success stories of the past 15 years,” said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “It’s a sign that our strategies are on target, and that we can beat this ancient killer, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives, mostly children, each year.”