Drone and manual spraying initiatives will supplement the measures taken to fight the disease - this include the distribution of bed nets, malaria case management in communities ... Read more »

The postponement of the vaccine trial is due to the upcoming health summit scheduled for August 14 and 15, the head of the National Vaccines and Immunisation Programme, Collins ... Read more »

The death of six-year-old YouTube star Darcy Irakoze, popularly known as Kacaman, has prompted a wave of tributes and sparked debate about malaria in Burundi. The UN has said that ... Read more »

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 5.7 million cases of malaria were recorded in Burundi in 2019 but the government is ... Read more »

In the scientific language of the University of Cape Town's announcement, the project will "focus on addressing the issue of variability in drug response across African ... Read more »

By genetically arming an already deadly fungal pathogen with a powerful toxin, researchers conducting an experiment in Burkina Faso dramatically reduced the mosquito "field" ... Read more »

Algeria is the second African country after Mauritius to be officially recognized by the World Health Organisation as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country ... Read more »

Malaria remains the leading cause of death in Mozambique, the National Directorate of Public Health has revealed that in the first four months of 2019, 2,961,429 cases of malaria ... Read more »

This World Malaria Day, the World Health Organisation and partner organisations are promoting a "Zero malaria starts with me" campaign that aims to keep the disease high on the ... Read more »

Some 360,000 children a year in three African countries are to receive a powerful anti-malaria drug as part of a pilot project to help reduce the incidence of the ... Read more »