September 18
Africa: Malaria Consortium Partners With Ethiopian Government to Strengthen Critical Malaria Preparedness and Response
Increasing malaria surges in Ethiopia threaten to undo the progress that has been achieved against the disease over the past two decades. In response, the Ethiopian government has… Read more »
August 29
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough for Pregnant Women
In a world first, the Sanaria PfSPZ malaria vaccine has been shown to protect expectant mothers from malaria before and during pregnancy. Read more »
August 20
Africa: Innovating to Safeguard the Future From Malaria
It is hard to believe that something as small as a mosquito can unleash a disease as deadly as malaria. Mosquitoes harbour malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites, which are… Read more »
July 30
Africa: Q&A With Our Experts - SDG 3 Progress on Maternal and Child Health
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place in New York from 8 to 17 July 2024. This annual gathering brought together world leaders, policymakers… Read more »
June 14
Africa: The Escalating Global Dengue Crisis - a Call for Unified Action
Once a localised threat, dengue fever has rapidly escalated into a global health emergency, putting nearly half the world's population at risk across more than 100 countries. As… Read more »
May 28
Africa: WHA77 Must Drive Global Action to Protect Health From Impact of Rising Threats
Climate change and antimicrobial resistance will be prominent issues at the seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, taking place from 27 May to 1 June in Geneva. Read more »
May 24
Africa: Pioneering Solutions for Community Health - Africa's Trailblazers
Many countries in Africa have long grappled with challenges in providing accessible and quality healthcare to their populations due to insufficient infrastructure, shortages of… Read more »
April 25
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024 - Young People Engaged Through Antimalaria School Clubs As Agents of Change in Malaria Control
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria threatens the lives of 3.2 billion people around the world. Every year, the disease accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths,… Read more »
April 23
Africa: How Can We Achieve a Malaria-Free World?
This blog was written collaboratively by Shana Warren, Associate Director of Path-to-Scale Research & Research Scientist at Innovations for Poverty Action, a research and… Read more »
April 19
Africa: Can Philanthropy Be Catalyst to Achieving Malaria Elimination?
A child dies almost every minute from malaria. While huge gains have been made in recent history in reducing the burden of malaria -- with deaths falling by 50 percent between 2000… Read more »
March 21
Africa: International Summit Calls for AMR Accountability in Public Health Interventions
The UK-Africa Health Summit took place this week, uniting global health leaders in antimicrobial stewardship to tackle this increasing threat ahead of the 2024 High-level Meeting… Read more »
March 27
Africa: Re-Evaluating Approaches to Malaria Elimination in Africa - Prioritising Partnerships for Progress
With over 20 years' experience in healthcare delivery, public health and operational research on communicable diseases in Africa and Asia, I recognise the inherent complexity of… Read more »