Eunice Smith

Empowering Young Leaders: Malaria Prevention in Schools

Effective Malaria Prevention in Schools

 Malaria remains an unrelenting public health burden in any tropical area where young children live, despite the availability of effective treatments and insecticide-based vector control. Reducing the burden caused by this disease requires a comprehensive approach to prevention that supports the goal of malaria elimination and also fosters improved health and educational outcomes for young […]

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Harnessing Technology for Child Malaria Awareness

Malaria Symptoms in Children: Early Intervention Guide

 Malaria continues to rank among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children in tropical and subtropical countries. This life-threatening disease, which also ranks among the top 10 leading causes of child mortality is transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquitoes. Early identification of symptoms and prompt intervention are of utmost importance

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Empowering Communities with Malaria Education Programs

Research on Pediatric Malaria: Understanding Immune Responses

 Malaria continues to pose a major global health threat, especially in children who are at highest risk for severe outcomes. Even though malaria can be treated and averted by existing infrastructure such as bed nets and vaccines, an important element in helping to prevent infections and make treatments more effective is a better understanding of

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Breaking the Chain: Exploring Child-Focused Malaria Interventions

Climate Change and Pediatric Malaria: What Parents Should Know

 At a time when climate change is fundamentally changing our world – affecting weather patterns, sea levels, and ecosystems – perhaps one of the least noticed but increasingly critical shifts is the effect of climate on malaria, especially infection leading to malaria in children. Pediatric malaria remains an important global health challenge, given the unusually

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Technological Innovations in China’s Malaria-Free Campaign

Genomic Research: Advancing Pediatric Malaria Prevention

 Malaria, a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites spread by mosquitoes, is a leading cause of both morbidity and mortality in children aged under five years in malaria-endemic areas of the world, including much of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Although various strategies to prevent pediatric malaria through vaccination and treatment have been developed, this scourge

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Advocacy and Policy: Driving Change for Child Malaria Prevention

Grassroots Strategies for Child Malaria Prevention

 Malarial infections still pose a huge threat to public health, especially in areas where it is endemic. The rate of fatality among children under five years of age remains very high, especially if they are infected. The fight against malaria therefore requires a comprehensive approach, and community-based strategies are imperative in its prevention and control.

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Stories in Strengthening Malaria Surveillance in Mozambique

Link Between Malnutrition and Pediatric Malaria

 Poor nutrition and malaria are two major determinants of disease among children in many parts of the world. Both conditions are strongly connected, each enhancing the effect of the other, creating a spiral of poor health and nutritional deficiencies among growing children. Characterizing the complicated relationship between malnutrition and malaria, as well as its consequences

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