"The more we understand the parasite and how it can be carried by the mosquito from one human to the next, the easier it will be to find ways to defeat malaria," an expert says. Read more »
Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Gates ... Read more »
The leader has replaced Dr Mwele Malecela with Prof Yunus Mgaya after Malecela reported that the Zika virus threat was growing in the country. Read more »
Over the last 16 years the malaria mortality rate has been halved but more needs to be done, the UN's health body says. Read more »
The business mogul Aliko Dangote has called on organised private sector to join the movement towards ensuring that Nigeria attained its target of zero malaria by 2020. Read more »
"In order to build on our progress and accelerate the decline of these diseases, we need to marshal resources and leadership from the countries that, tragically, know them best - ... Read more »
The donation to the Global Fund Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria makes Kenya one of the highest contributors from Africa. Read more »
You might hesitate to refer to a mosquito as an animal - but it is, writes Syriacus Buguzi for The Citizen. Read more »
The Malaria Consortium is using an integrated approach to deal with malaria in children by using people with limited education and training. Read more »
This marks the first time urine, not blood, is used to test for malaria. Read more »
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