“Scientists at a recently opened cancer institute at Cambridge University have begun work that is pinpointing changes in cells many years before they develop into tumours. The research should help design radically new ways to treat cancer, they say.”
From The Guardian.
“In the late 1990s, world leaders laid the foundation for remarkable progress in global malaria control, including preventing more than 2 billion cases of malaria and nearly 13 million deaths since 2000.
To date, WHO has certified 45 countries and 1 territory as malaria-free, and many countries with a low burden of malaria continue to move steadily towards the goal of elimination. Of the remaining 83 malaria-endemic countries, 25 reported fewer than 10 cases of the disease in 2023…
Years of investment in the development and deployment of new malaria vaccines and next-generation tools to prevent and control malaria are paying off.
On World Malaria Day, Mali will join 19 other African countries in introducing malaria vaccines—a vital step towards protecting young children from one of the continent’s most deadly diseases. The large-scale rollout of malaria vaccines in Africa is expected to save tens of thousands of young lives every year.
Meanwhile, the expanded use of a new generation of insecticide-treated nets is poised to lower the disease burden. According to the latest World malaria report, these new nets—which have greater impact against malaria than the standard pyrethroid-only nets—accounted for nearly 80% of all nets delivered in sub-Saharan Africa in 2023, up from 59% the previous year.”
“Gumbo, the [Lake Region Economic Block] health pillar lead, reports that the vaccine, alongside other existing malaria interventions, has helped all-cause mortality among children to drop in this region.
He says that while the counties are yet to release official data on the same, statistics from hospitals within have shown a great reduction of prevalence of severe malaria.
‘We might be having hospitalisation of vaccinated children with malaria, but the severity has reduced, their chances of survival are also higher,’ he said.”
From Gavi.
National Cancer Institute | Noncommunicable Disease
“Overall, from 2018 to 2022, cancer death rates decreased an average of 1.7% per year for men and an average of 1.3% per year for women…
Cancer death rates decreased an average of 1.5% per year from 2001 – 2022 among children. Among [young adults], cancer death rates fell by 2.9% per year from 2001 – 2005, 1% per year from 2005 – 2020, and then remained stable from 2020 – 2022.”
“Denmark aims to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040 thanks to a national HPV vaccination campaign and screening programme, the Danish Cancer Society said on Monday.
‘Even before 2040, so few women may have the disease that it may be considered eradicated,’ the Danish Cancer Society said in a statement.
‘It would be the first time a cancer has disappeared,’ it said.
The current cervical cancer rate in Denmark is lower than 10 out of 100,000 women, according to a study in the Danish medical journal Ugeskrift for Laeger.
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) criteria, the disease would be considered eradicated when there is an incidence rate lower than four per 100,000 women.”
From CTV News.
