Malaria Care Improves With Cash

In Ghana, when patients arrive at the hospital, there are two lines: one for those paying cash and one for those with health insurance. More»


World Malaria Day 2013: Invest in the Future, Defeat Malaria



Sir Richard Feachem On "Shrinking the Malaria Map"

Laura Newman/PATH

Reowned health expert Sir Richard Feachem shares his view on the tremendous progress that has been made in reducing the global malaria burden in the last decade. More»

Keeping a Crafty Killer On the Run

Imagine that snake attacks were killing a person a minute. Or that it was dogs, or foxes or chickens that were killing three-quarters of a million people a year. More»

Intensifying the Malaria Fight in Africa

Laura Newman/PATH

As the world celebrates Malaria Day 2013, the World Health Organization is reminding African countries of the need to increase efforts to combat the disease. Ninety percent of the 660,000 malaria deaths reported in 2012 occurred in Africa. More»

Liberia: 'The Struggle Continues'

I woke up feeling the headache and chills, and made a couple of trips to the bathroom to ease the nausea. The experience was all too familiar; I was having another bout of malaria. More»

The Bigger Picture

Malaria deaths in Africa are down by one-third compared to the year 2000 but progress remains fragile, writes Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership. More»


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