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Five things you need to know about the new R21 malaria vaccine

13 Apr 2023

5 min read

Malaria Vaccine development

A man returning home with his family's allocation of long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets. The World Health Organization has updated its malaria policy guidelines, recommending the use of nets treated with a combination of insecticides. Credit: Debbie Gueye, USAID on Pixnio

WHO clears combination malaria nets to dodge resistance

23 Mar 2023

4 min read

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GRA1-CDA street with refuse drum. Credit: Adesewa Adelaja

“Mosquitoes must go”: a Nigerian community tackles malaria

21 Mar 2023

5 min read

Malaria Vaccine development

Josephine Nyevhe and Edna Shayanewako (in white) at Igava clinic. Credit: Derick Matsengarwodzi

In rural Zimbabwe, electric tricycles are saving lives

20 Mar 2023

5 min read

Malaria Innovation

Swarming mosquitoes. Credit: Kurt Bouda from Pixabay

Climate change has pushed malaria mosquitoes to find dangerous new ground

16 Feb 2023

3 min read

Climate change Malaria

A female anopheles mosquito. A study says machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research. Credit: James Gathany, USCDCP on Pixnio, (CC0 1.0)

AI tool ‘98 per cent correct’ to predict mosquitoes’ age

25 Jan 2023

4 min read

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A man holding his smartphone. Credit: Anaya Katlego on Unsplash

Smartphone operated tool uses light beam to detect malaria

19 Dec 2022

4 min read

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Excitement builds in Malawi for malaria vaccine launch

19 Dec 2022

5 min read

Malaria Routine immunisation

COVID-19 prevented the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in some countries. Copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (CC BY 2.0).

Renewed malaria push needed after COVID-19 setback

12 Dec 2022

3 min read

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80% of malaria deaths are in children younger than five. Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images

Malaria in Africa: why most countries haven’t beaten it yet

16 Nov 2022

5 min read

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Global climate is changing rapidly. This has a range of public health implications. Credit: CDC/ James Gathany

Climate change affects mosquito behaviour. This may make it harder to end malaria in South Africa

11 Nov 2022

6 min read

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The first malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, was approved by the WHO in 2021. Brian Ongoro/AFP via Getty Images

Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa

10 Nov 2022

5 min read

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