On the 20th of August 1897, Sir Ronald Ross revealed the link between female Anapoles mosquitoes and malaria in humans. 125 years later, World Mosquito Day is a potent reminder of the enduring existence of one of the world’s most...
Today, 25 April 2022, marks another World Malaria Day; an opportunity for the global community to reaffirm the continuing efforts to eradicate one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases. International collaboration, research, and innovation, have provided us with a...
Dr Benji Pretorius comments following new data on Covid-19 released by the World Health Organization (WHO) which shows an increase in malaria deaths directly related to Covid-19 disruption. According to the latest WHO World Malaria Report, released on 6 December...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and government leaders have called for new legislation to signal ‘high-level political action’ to ensure greater preparation in future pandemics after COVID-19. A commentary published by the WHO and signed by 25 world and government...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2020 highlighted impressive gains in malaria reduction over the past twenty years, including the prevention of an estimated 1.5 billion malaria cases and 7.6 million malaria deaths between 2000–2019. However, Erada founder, Dr. Benji Pretorius, says efforts to combat malaria must be accelerated if we wish to...
As the world begins to take stock of the impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s World Malaria Day is especially significant. Now that restrictions across the globe are beginning to be lifted, we must make sure that malaria...
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2020 Malaria Report, published at the end of November, highlights the significant strides in the eradication of malaria during the past two decades. For example, cases of malaria in the Western Pacific region have declined...
