Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction
Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria
April 2024
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert
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New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds
March 2024
A common condition
Calls for a global fund to tackle air pollution, killer of 7m a year
Health campaigners are voicing concerns that the issue is being neglected – despite the devastating death toll around the world
February 2024
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger
January 2024
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World first: malaria vaccine rollout begins in Cameroon
Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria
December 2023
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Could new malaria drug give babies a better chance of survival?
Trials are under way for a treatment for newborns and infants, who are often wrongly assumed to have immunity through their mothers
November 2023
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Climate crisis a ‘substantial risk’ to fight against malaria, says WHO
New report says disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in rising temperatures, leading to transmission in hitherto unaffected areas
Health and climate
At risk: 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency
Diseases will spread faster and further, and kill more people, as the effects of record heat, floods, drought and storms escalates
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Kenya manufacturer is first in Africa to get WHO approval for malaria drug
Pre-qualification seen as significant step towards self-sufficiency in healthcare in continent where more than 70% of drugs are imported
October 2023
This new malaria vaccine will transform our battle with the deadliest creatures on Earth
Devi Sridhar
The new malaria vaccine will prevent many deaths – but it’s by no means the end of the disease
The Guardian view on malaria vaccines: life-saving tools that are sorely needed
Cheaper, more effective malaria vaccine wins WHO approval
September 2023
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate change
July 2023
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‘Safe and effective’: first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in 12 African countries
Experts say climate change likely to increase US malaria cases
May 2023
Dominic Kwiatkowski obituary
Paediatrician and geneticist determined to save the lives of children in countries where malaria is endemic
April 2023
Rwanda’s exemplary response to malaria
Letter: Dr Sabin Nsanzimana,Rwanda’s health minister, responds to a letter which warned that asylum seekers sent to the country would be at risk from a deadly malaria variant
