{"id":19185,"date":"2020-12-04T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=19185"},"modified":"2020-12-04T14:16:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:16:52","slug":"who-urges-govts-to-fight-malaria-as-death-toll-from-disease-may-exceed-covid-19-in-sub-saharan-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/who-urges-govts-to-fight-malaria-as-death-toll-from-disease-may-exceed-covid-19-in-sub-saharan-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO urges govts to fight malaria as death toll from disease may exceed Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Baz Ratner – November 30, 2020<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that gaps in access to life-saving tools are undermining efforts to curb malaria, as deaths from the disease will far exceed those killed by Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

In its latest World Malaria Report’, the WHO says progress against malaria continues to plateau. In some African states, the fight against the mosquito-borne disease has been set back due to gaps in access to life-saving tools, with disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic only aggravating the situation.<\/p>\n

Last year, more than 409,000 people were killed by malaria globally, and most of them were children in the impoverished parts of Africa.<\/p>\n

The toll may be higher this year. \u201cOur estimates are that depending on the level of service disruption \u2026 there could be an excess of malaria deaths of somewhere between 20,000 and 100,000 in sub-Saharan Africa, most of them in young children,\u201d<\/em> said Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO\u2019s malaria program.<\/p>\n

Even moderate disruptions in access to treatment could lead to a considerable loss of life, the WHO said. A 10 percent disruption in access to effective antimalarial treatment in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to 19 000 additional deaths, while disruptions of 25 and 50 percent could result in an additional 46,000 and 100,000 deaths respectively.Despite recent achievements, progress in fighting the disease in the region has stalled, Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO\u2019s regional director for Africa, warned.<\/p>\n

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