Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme
Global collaboration with US researchers likely to be set back by years, including on spread of drug-resistant HIV A flagship programme to create malaria vaccines...
Category : Malaria
Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug
Signs of resistance to artemisinin in tenth of children with severe malaria similar to situation in Asia, say researchers Researchers have found “troubling” evidence for...
Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds
Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan region A fifth of medicines in Africa could be substandard...
New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds
Adding another insecticide to the protective netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that killed 600,000 in 2022 Two new types of mosquito...
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger There is “epic suffering”...
World first: malaria vaccine rollout begins in Cameroon
Another 19 African countries have plans to join the programme – bringing ‘more than just hope’ to a continent that suffers the vast majority of...
Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria
With no recorded cases since 2017, the archipelago has had a long journey to become free of the disease, which killed 608,000 people globally in...
Could new malaria drug give babies a better chance of survival?
Trials are under way for a treatment for newborns and infants, who are often wrongly assumed to have immunity through their mothers When Rose Akinyi’s...
Climate crisis a ‘substantial risk’ to fight against malaria, says WHO
New report says disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in rising temperatures, leading to transmission in hitherto unaffected areas The climate crisis poses a major threat to the...
Kenya manufacturer is first in Africa to get WHO approval for malaria drug
Pre-qualification seen as significant step towards self-sufficiency in healthcare in continent where more than 70% of drugs are imported A Kenyan pharmaceutical company, Universal Corporation...
