Africa: New Evidence That Climatic Factors Influence Use of Mosquito Nets

A new Malaria Consortium study highlights the importance of timing mosquito net distribution campaigns according to climate predictions. Read more »

Africa: The Power of Community Support in Times of Conflict

During times of conflict, access to healthcare is sometimes one of the first basic needs to go unmet. The consequences of humanitarian crises include severe disruptions to… Read more »

Africa: Global Fund's Replenishment Highlights Need for Diverse Sources of Funding

The Global Fund Eighth Replenishment Summit aimed to raise $18 billion for the next three years to save up to 23 million lives during that period. By the end of proceedings on… Read more »

Africa: UK Government Pledges £850m to the Global Fund Replenishment

The United Kingdom has committed £850m to the eighth replenishment for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Read more »

Africa: True Innovation Is Woven Into Reality, Not Imagined Above It

Decades of scientific progress are converging into a new era of malaria prevention -- from the introduction of the first malaria vaccines to expanding access to chemoprevention and… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia Becomes the 23rd Country in Africa to Roll Out the Malaria Vaccine

Ethiopia launches its first malaria vaccine alongside a mass mosquito net campaign, aiming to protect children in 58 high-burden districts. Read more »

Africa: WHO Recommends New Spatial Repellents to Prevent Malaria

The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of spatial emanators as an additional tool to prevent malaria. Read more »

Africa: It Takes a Village to End Malaria - - and Behavioural Science Can Guide It

The 78th World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization's decision-making body, took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 27 May. Every year, delegates from WHO member… Read more »

Africa: Reaching the Hardest to Reach - Maintaining Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Flood-Affected Areas

In recent years, severe flooding has posed a significant challenge to delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) medicines, threatening access to life-saving malaria… Read more »

Africa: World Malaria Day 2025 - Giving Health Workers the Tools They Need to Put an End to Malaria, Once and for All

One patient, in particular, has stuck with Saidat Usman. A woman was admitted with severe malaria to Kura General Hospital in Kano state, Nigeria, where Usman works as a nurse. The… Read more »

Africa: Fighting Malaria in Children - Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Isn't Enough

Recently published in the journal Frontiers, a new paper explores the state-of-play for interventions to reduce malaria-related morbidity and mortality among children in Africa. Read more »

Africa: Closing the Gender Gap in Research - Unlocking Better Health for All

For too many women across Africa and Asia, accessing quality healthcare and participating in research remains an uphill battle. Deeply rooted gender inequalities, power imbalances… Read more »