malaria

Nobel Prize celebrates Ronald Ross: 125 years since discovery of relationship between mosquitoes & malaria

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 - 01:07 GMT

On August 20, 1897, Ronald Ross, a Nobel laureate, discovered the relationship between mosquitoes and the transmission of malaria.

Aswan cures 82 malaria-diagnosed travelers coming from Africa

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 - 01:10 GMT

As Egypt’s Aswan has been receiving dozens of Africans participating in the AFCON, the city detected 82 travelers with malaria, and reportedly cured them all.

Egypt to treat African Hep. patients, train doctors, nurses

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 - 12:26 GMT

Egypt, known for being pioneers in overcoming Hepatitis A, B and C, plans on helping the Nile Basin countries to cure the cases that test positive and to mitigate the spread of Malaria.

Scientists say "mosquito birth control" drug could be ready in five years

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 - 12:56 GMT

Scientists in the United States said on Tuesday they had taken a major step toward developing a "mosquito birth control" drug to curb the spread of malaria and other killer diseases blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.

Cabinet denies false news directly affecting people

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 - 10:42 GMT

The cabinet’s media council denied the rumors widely circulated recently in fields of health, transportation, supply and subsidy, education, and employment.

World Malaria Day: Prevention tips for travelers

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 - 12:01 GMT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named April 25 as World Malaria Day.

Warmer climate threatens malaria spread in Ethiopia: study

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 - 12:20 GMT

Cool, high-lying areas of Ethiopia hitherto shielded from heat-loving malaria mosquitoes are increasingly exposed to the disease as the climate warms.

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