The Global Fund seeks $14 billion to fund its disease work, a vaccine against fatal pregnancy malaria shows promising results and the Anopheles Stephensi mosquito is found in Ethiopia.
Indian researchers report cases of artemisinin resistance, a Burundian entrepreneur develops mosquito-repellent cosmetics and ineffective and untreated bed nets stall progress against malaria in Uganda.
The Global Goals are seventeen targets that cover every aspect of life on earth. Organisations and governments have already signed up, the real challenge now is whether the public will join in.
I’m joined by Dr Mark Amos to discuss the accuracy of malaria diagnostic tools. How do RDTs compare to traditional lab testing?
The University of Florida develops ‘spit test’ for malaria, a new study shows that Tafenoquine is ‘safe and effective’ for the prevention of malaria and the threat of antimalarial drug resistance.
Ms Mordaunt tells me about the UK’s efforts to fight malaria, the Commonwealth and the level of collaboration between DFID and the Gates Foundation.
The fight against the world’s deadliest diseases can be won with sustained investment, malaria is over-diagnosed in Nigeria and scientists in Japan find that baculovirus can destroy liver-stage parasites.
Target Malaria is a consortium of researchers using ‘gene drives’ to fight malaria. I speak with Dr Alekos Simoni, one of their researchers based at Imperial College London.
Uganda’s first AI lab develops a mobile app for the detection of malaria, infants born with low birth weight are twice as likely to have malaria and Ghanaian farmers are unable to harvest 60% of their crops every year due to the disease.
Political attitudes are vital to the success of malaria elimination efforts. Jeremy Lefroy’s responsibility is to inform other Parliamentarians about the disease.