December 11
Africa: World Malaria Report 2024 - Progress Underscores Need for Accelerated, Data-Driven Action
This year's World Malaria Report reflects on gains made -- but calls for further action as other threats arise. Read more »
December 05
Uganda: Paving the Way for Uganda's Malaria Vaccine Rollout
Malaria vaccine sensitisation workshop Read more »
November 29
Africa: Growing Concern About Antimalarial Drug Resistance Sparks Calls for Urgent Action
Partial resistance to a life-saving antimalarial drug has been detected in Uganda among children experiencing severe forms of the disease. Read more »
November 27
Africa: Eliminating Cervical Cancer Is Within Grasp: Ensuring Women and Girls Get the Care They Need
The scale of the problem Read more »
October 30
Africa: Bringing Research to Life - From Hypotheses to Policies
At Malaria Consortium, we want our research to make a difference. It's why attending international conferences such as the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical… Read more »
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 »
August 14
Mozambique: Milestone for Mozambique As R21 Malaria Vaccine Rolled Out in Zambézia Province
In another momentous step forward for child survival against malaria, Mozambique has become the 11th country to introduce a malaria vaccine. Last week, the first phase of the R21… 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 »
July 05
Ethiopia: Malaria and Covid-19 - a Pioneering Study On Co-Infection and Long-Term Implications in Ethiopia and Uganda
In one of the first studies globally to explore the potential clinical interactions between COVID-19, long COVID and malaria infections, Malaria Consortium has completed… Read more »
June 25
Cameroon: Improving Access to Malaria Services in Conflict-Affected Populations in Cameroon
A recent study published in BMC Malaria Journal highlights the challenges faced by communities in accessing malaria services -- including availability and cost of services -- in… 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 »
May 10
Uganda: Critical Conversation With Health Minister to Reduce Burden of Malaria On Citizens of Uganda
This week, Malaria Consortium's team in Uganda and Chief Executive, Dr James Tibenderana, engaged in key discussions with Uganda's Ministry of Health on partnership approaches to… 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 »
Uganda: Malaria Consortium Honoured By Ugandan Government for Contribution to Combat Malaria
Malaria Consortium has been honoured for its groundbreaking efforts in malaria prevention, both within Uganda and internationally, at the annual World Malaria Day Scientific… 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 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 »
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 »
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