Health in Chad
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BOTSWANA, 2015/09/22
Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 % since 2000, but the ancient killer remains an acute public health problem with 15 nations mainly in sub-Saharan Africa accounting for some 80 % of cases and deaths globally, according to a new United Nations statement released today.
“World malaria control is one of the great public health success stories of the completed 15 years,” said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “It’s a sign that our strategies are on target, and that we can beat this ancient killer, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives, mostly children, each year.”
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BOTSWANA, 2015/07/18
An increasing number of children are receiving life-saving vaccinations around the world, according to the new data released by two United Nations agencies.
In a press release issued before today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed that the number of nations reaching and sustaining 90 % vaccination coverage for their children with the required three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis containing vaccines (DTP3) had doubled since 2000.
In 2000, 21 million children did not receive even a initial dose of DTP, a figure that has presently dropped to 12 million, the WHO and UNICEF said.
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CHAD, 2013/09/02
The World Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has signed a € 25.17 million euro grant that will help provide nearly each family in Chad with a mosquito net by July 2014 and make a transformative difference against malaria in that country.
Malaria has been the major cause of child mortality in Chad, where 169 children out of each 1,000 that are born die before reaching their fifth birthday.
"Chad stands on the threshold of a major breakthrough in its fight against a disease which has taken a disproportionate toll on children," said Lelio Marmora, the World Fund's Department Chief for Africa and the Middle East.
