

Using human odour to fight malaria
PIC: Mosquitoes expert Willem Takken, professor at Wageningen University poses with his mosquito trap in Wageningen. The so-called "odor...


Malaria - Congo DR: (Haut-Uele Province)
Malaria in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "out of control" with many parents letting their sick children die at home...


Malaria: Live Attenuated Vaccine Provides Protection
Results of a clinical trial of Sanaria[R] PfSPZ (Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite) Vaccine to prevent malaria infections, published today...


On World Malaria Day, a push to eliminate malaria
A year after the World Health Assembly resolved to eliminate malaria from at least 35 countries by 2030, WHO is releasing a World Malaria...


Zika, dengue, malaria and the deadly mosquito
You are sleeping quite soundly when a sharp buzzing sound around your head wakes you up, forcing you to try to swat it away. Or else you...


Ebola outbreak indirectly increases deaths from malaria, HIV, TB
Recent findings published in Emerging Infectious Diseases showed that the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak indirectly increased the number of...


Health in 2015: from MDGs to SDGs
I "Snapshots" on 34 different health topics outline trends, achievements made, reasons for success, challenges and strategic priorities...


Liberia: Ebola - Antimalarial Drug Reduced Patient Mortality By 31 Percent
PRESS RELEASE A malaria drug may have reduced risk of dying among a group of Ebola patients in Liberia during the height of the outbreak...


Zimbabwe: Malaria Outbreak Leaves Four Dead
Four people died, while 1 200 others were treated for malaria in Karoi town following an outbreak that occurred in the past two months,...


Swaziland close to eliminating malaria
The tiny landlocked kingdom of Swaziland is likely to become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate malaria. With only 603...