Malaria vaccine development began in the 1960s, with significant progress over the last decade. o­n October 6, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine for widespread use among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other high malaria transmission areas. In 2023, the WHO approved another vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for malaria-endemic regions.

A 38-year-old female patient in Ha Noi visited Medlatec General Hospital for a routine check-up and was unexpectedly found to have a parasitic infection requiring immediate treatment to prevent complications. Patients are often shocked to learn that such diseases can stem from daily habits that many people inadvertently maintain today.

On June 5-6, 2024, the joint working group from the Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon (IMPE-QN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Viet Nam visited and worked at the Institute and local health units in Khanh Hoa Province. The purpose of these visits and meetings was to assess the malaria situation and discuss the most proactive malaria prevention activities amidst the increasing and fluctuating malaria cases in Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, which pose a risk of spreading to other provinces through malaria vectors and mobile populations.

In the first four months of 2024, Viet Nam has seen a more than twofold increase in malaria cases. Health workers in Khanh Thuong Commune, Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, have been actively collecting blood smears and conducting tests to detect malaria. Khanh Hoa Province recorded the highest number of cases, with 94 instances accounting for 66.7% of the total, followed by Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces with eight and seven cases, respectively.

World Malaria Day, observed annually o­n April 25th, serves to emphasize the global impact of malaria. The theme for this year is "Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World," which underscores the existing disparities and inequities in accessing malaria treatment, prevention, and detection services globally and within individual countries. These inequities arise not o­nly from financial constraints but also from attitudes, cultural factors, and the stigma associated with the disease. O­n this page, we feature messages from senior health officials about World Malaria Day 2024.

• Hue Central Hospital provides treatment for malaria patient back from Angola (03/14/2024)
• Mosquito dissection - a technique to determine the role of mosquitoes in transmitting malaria (Part 2) (02/19/2024)
• Conference on the summing-up of malaria control and elimination in Central Vietnam in 2023, and Announcement Ceremony of the decision on recognizing the achievement of malaria elimination criteria for Quang Ngai province (01/02/2024)
• Mosquito dissection - a technique to determine the role of mosquitoes in transmitting malaria (Part 1) (12/29/2023)
• Passion of the female staff members of IMPE-QN about scientific research (10/26/2023)