SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry issued a malaria advisory Wednesday for troops serving near the border with North Korea, citing new cases involving those who had been stationed in border areas. The joint advisory with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) came after two discharged soldiers who served in [...]
EBC Financial Group Amplifies Malaria Eradication Efforts, Supporting Critical Health Interventions and Community Empowerment WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, EBC Financial Group (EBC) announced a new partnership with United to Beat Malaria (Beat Malaria), a campaign of the United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation), aimed at protecting those most vulnerable from malaria – a [...]
UIJEONGBU, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of malaria cases increased sharply this year in South Korea as a spike in outdoor activities resulting from the easing of social distancing rules, data showed Tuesday. According to the Gyeonggi provincial government and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 349 individuals were diagnosed with malaria [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea aims to re-eradicate malaria by 2021 and win international confirmation as a country free from mosquito-borne infectious disease, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Monday. Under the five-year plan, Seoul aims to bring down domestic malaria cases to zero by the target date [...]
UIJEONGBU, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Perhaps due to the string of extremely hot and sultry days, mosquitoes have all but disappeared, causing a drop in the number of malaria patients nationwide. According to an announcement by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday, the total number of patients diagnosed with malaria this [...]
Geneva, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The governments of Cambodia, China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam have together called for accelerated action to eliminate malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by 2030. Signing a joint Ministerial Call for Action at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the six countries [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patients diagnosed with malaria has declined steadily in South Korea in recent years due to heightened awareness of the disease, government data showed Monday. Malaria patients disappeared in South Korea in the early 1980s, but a soldier stationed at the Demilitarized Zone in the border with [...]
CINCINNATI, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As the global community gathers for World Malaria Day to celebrate successes and plot strategy to eliminate the disease from the face of the earth, a new ray of hope is emerging from a surprising place: the testing side of the equation. Meridian Bioscience, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ:VIVO) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The government announced Friday that it was temporarily lifting its ban on blood donations from malaria-infected regions over concerns that the country will suffer another blood shortage during the coming winter. According to the Ministry of Health & Welfare, residents from eight cities and counties, including Paju, Gimpo, and [...]
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) was awarded 1st place for innovation in emergency treatment and point-of-care testing for its illumigene® Malaria test at the 2016 JIB/ACNBH Conference this summer. Innovations from worldwide companies contributing to the development of the Medical Biology industry were put under the spotlight at this year’s [...]