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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 December 2023

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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).

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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.

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.

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Malaria could increase as temperatures rise and mosquitoes move

As the planet warms, mosquitoes are slowly migrating upward.

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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.

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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.

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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 September 2022

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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.

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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.

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WHO recommends world's first malaria vaccine for African children

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

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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.

8 September 2021

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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.

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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.

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WHO: Coronavirus disruption could cause thousands of malaria deaths

Disruption to malaria treatment caused by the coronavirus pandemic could lead to tens of thousands of malaria deaths, the World Health Organization has warned

30 November 2020

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Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment

Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment

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Euroviews. Malaria devastates lives and economies like COVID-19. We should fight it in the same way ǀ View

A small investment in malaria prevention and treatment could reap huge rewards. The prevalence of the disease actively holds back many countries - particularly in west Africa - whose young populations could and should be driving dynamic economies.

United Kingdom

Breakthrough as scientists find microbe that stops spread of malaria

As the world scrambles to find a COVID-19 vaccine, this is a rare bit of good news.

Norway

First trials of treatment for patients infected with Covid-19 begin

Oslo University Hospital is one of 22 venues in the country carrying out the major international study by the World Health Organization.

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African ministers say beating malaria by 2030 will take more than cash

Senior figures tell Euronews that pledges need to be followed with action.

15 October 2019