Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission

Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmission potential, according to a study published December 31 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Lauren Childs of Virginia Tech, Flaminia Catteruccia of the…

Malaria Could Be Eliminated By 2050

Malaria Could Eliminated By 2050 Malaria could be wiped out as early as 2050 with the right tools, enough funding and sufficient political will power, according to scientists. One of the world’s oldest diseases, there are over 200 million malaria…

Malawi: Malaria Vaccine Pilot Launched

Country first of three in Africa to roll out landmark vaccine WHO welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine today in a landmark pilot programme. The country is the first of three in Africa in…

DAVID BECKHAM VOICES APPEAL TO END MALARIA – IN SWAHILI & YORUBA

David Beckham, former captain of the English national football team, today joined MalariaNoMore, a United Kingdom-based organisation to launch the world’s first voice petition to end malaria with the campaign MalariaMust Die, So Millions Can Live. In a short film using…

First official visit of the new WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom to Ethiopia

After taking office on 1 July 2017, the new Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom, conducted his first official visit to Ethiopia, on the occasion of the 29th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government.…