Speeding Up Malaria Vaccine Development
A recently announced follow-on collaboration between the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) and Invovio Pharmaceuticals will test whether a novel vaccine approach that combines genetically engineered DNA with an innovative vaccine delivery technology could induce a human immune response that protects against malaria infection.
InFocus
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The world is on the brink of something great in the battle against one of the world's most stubborn and cunning parasites - malaria, says Dr Carlos 'Kent' Campbell, who has been ... Read more »
Mosquitoes
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Liberia:
Health Workers Brainstorm On Malaria Deaths
NEWS, 12 November 2012
Health workers across the country have concluded a three- day annual internal review of the implementation of malaria related activities during the last implementation year. Read more »
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Southern Africa:
SADC Malaria Day Celebrated
AIM, 11 November 2012
Mozambican Health Minister Alexander Manguele warned on Friday that, despite the progress made in reducing mortality and morbidity from malaria in the SADC (Southern African… Read more »
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Nigeria:
The Use of Mosquito Nets
Leadership, 10 November 2012
Malaria has the highest burden of disease in Nigeria with an estimated 300,000 children dying of malaria each year. It accounts for over 25% of infant mortality (children under… Read more »
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Africa:
PATH Director Comments On Malaria Vaccine Results
PATH, 9 November 2012
Dr. David Kaslow is director of the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI). Read more »
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Africa:
It's Best to Use Bednets
PATH, 6 November 2012
Bednets, like seatbelts, are a proven lifesaver, a simple tool that has been shown to sharply reduce deaths from malaria. Yet like seatbelts, bednets can sometimes be a bit of a… Read more »
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Africa:
Major Malaria Vaccine Less Effective Than Hoped
IPS, 9 November 2012
Researchers unveiling critical trial results of a potentially major anti-malaria vaccine are expressing disappointment that the drug's efficacy levels have proved lower than they… Read more »
InFocus
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A new discovery holds promise for preventing the transmission of malaria and may potentially eradicate it altogether. Read more »
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In Africa, malaria deaths have been cut by 33 percent in the last decade, and the recent discovery of a potential malaria treatment by University of Cape Town researchers has ... Read more »