Malaria

Health news

'The mystery has finally been solved': Unknown DRC disease identified

While local health officials said severe malaria is the culprit, the WHO said testing is still ongoing to confirm the cause of the outbreak.

18/12/2024

Health news

Malaria cases surge to 263 million amid stalled effort to stop spread

Access to vaccines and insecticide-treated mosquito nets, as well as new treatments, are needed to combat malaria, experts said.

11/12/2024

Health news

Uganda hospitals see unused yellow fever jabs due to vaccine hesitancy

Experts say vaccine hesitancy may stem from the disease being less well-known compared to others like malaria.

28/05/2024

Health news

Could a new locally produced drug help Kenya overcome deadly malaria?

The WHO approved a Kenya-based pharma company to produce a crucial antimalarial drug locally, reducing reliance on imports from India and China.

12/05/2024

Health news

First malaria vaccination programme for children launched in Cameroon

In Africa, there are about 250 million cases of malaria each year, including 600,000 deaths, mostly in young children.

22/01/2024

Health news

Scientists sterilise disease-carrying mosquitoes with radiation

The Sterile Insect Technique has been used to contain pest insects and disease vectors and does not detrimentally affect the wider ecosystem.

03/01/2024

Health news

What were some of the top innovations in health this year?

This year was marked by a new malaria vaccine and new technology to help patients.

28/12/2023

Health news

New cost-effective malaria vaccine gets green light from WHO

This is the second malaria vaccine to be recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

02/10/2023

Health news

Wolbachia wonder bug could stop mosquitoes causing dengue fever

Honduras is the latest country to try beating the tropical disease by releasing lab-grown mosquitoes infected with the bacteria.

28/08/2023

Climate

Uganda: My journey to the frontlines of climate change

There are few parts of life in Uganda that have not been affected by rising temperatures.

19/08/2023

Health news

Malaria could increase as temperatures rise and mosquitoes move

As the planet warms, mosquitoes are slowly migrating upward.

21/07/2023

Health news

US issues warning after reporting first local malaria cases in decades

European health officials warned last week that warming temperatures are creating “more favourable conditions” for the spread of invasive mosquito species that can carry diseases.

27/06/2023

Health news

Scientists develop new repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos

Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of 'chemical camouflage' that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.

10/06/2023

Health news

Can genetically modified mosquitoes fight the spread of malaria?

Scientists say they have managed to genetically modify mosquitoes so they are unable to spread the disease which kills over half a million annually.

28/09/2022

World News

Good News: New malaria vaccine promises to radically reduce death toll

Five cheering news stories that make you feel better about the world, handpicked by our team.

08/07/2022

Health news

Scientists have made synthetic 'blood' to catch and kill mosquitoes

Scientists claim this cheaper, targeted method of pest control could be an alternative to mass pesticides that impact the entire ecosystem.

07/01/2022

Health news

WHO recommends world's first malaria vaccine for African children

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called it a "historic moment".

06/10/2021

Health news

How has COVID impacted the world’s fight against HIV, TB and malaria?

Global Fund said results had gone ‘backwards’ for the first time in the organisation’s history.

08/09/2021

World News

Vaccine maker BioNTech to use mRNA tech to target malaria

BioNTech says the insights it has gained from developing an mRNA vaccine against the coronavirus could help developing shots for malaria, a disease that infects millions of people every year.

26/07/2021

World News

Malaria vaccine proved 'highly effective' during clinical trials

A malaria vaccine developed by researchers from the University of Oxford was found to have a high-level efficacy of 77 per cent, becoming the first to clear the 75 per cent efficacy target set by the WHO.

23/04/2021