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Malaria gains at risk from COVID-19 pandemic: WHO – Aljazeera.com
World Health Organization says disruptions to treatment could lead to tens of thousands additional deaths.
Funding shortfalls and disruptions to treatment in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic risk tens of thousands more lives being lost to malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in its annual report on the mosquito-borne disease on Monday.
The UNs health agency said it was concerned that even moderate disruptions in access to treatment could lead to a considerable loss of life.
A 10-percent disruption in access to effective anti-malarial treatment in sub-Saharan Africa…
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