malaria
Egypt prepares project to combat malaria in South Sudan
Health & Fitness
June 19, 2021
Egypt prepares project to combat malaria in South Sudan
Egypt has begun preparations to implement a malaria control project in South Sudan, funded by the Egyptian Agency of Partnership…
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
Features/Interviews
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
NEW DELHI (AP) — Lavina D’Souza hasn’t been able to collect her government-supplied anti-HIV medication since the abrupt lockdown of…
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
Science
September 10, 2019
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
NASA is developing a new technique to forecast malaria outbreaks in Myanmar from space, as the emergence of new drug-resistant…
Malawi rolls out ground-breaking malaria vaccine
World
April 24, 2019
Malawi rolls out ground-breaking malaria vaccine
Malawi on Tuesday rolled out the world’s first licensed malaria vaccine in a landmark campaign against a disease that each…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Health & Fitness
November 12, 2018
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
With genetic tweak, mosquito population made extinct
Science
September 25, 2018
With genetic tweak, mosquito population made extinct
Scientists said Monday they had succeeded for the first time in wiping out an entire population of malaria-carrying mosquitos…
First large-scale malaria vaccine trials for Africa
Science
April 24, 2017
First large-scale malaria vaccine trials for Africa
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization…
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO
Health & Fitness
March 6, 2017
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO
A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water…
Cocktail of UV, Vitamin B zaps malaria in blood
Health & Fitness
April 25, 2016
Cocktail of UV, Vitamin B zaps malaria in blood
Blood donated by unknowing malaria carriers can be made safer with UV radiation and Vitamin B, said a study Friday…
World’s first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution
Health & Fitness
October 24, 2015
World’s first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution
The world's first malaria vaccine is promising but should be used on a pilot basis before any wide-scale use, given…