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Africa: Q&A - Rolling Out Malaria Vaccine Research Across Africa
SciDev.Net, 7 November 2014
Earlier this year, the 2014 Royal Society Pfizer Prize was awarded to Kenyan scientist Faith Osier for her efforts to understand human immunity to malaria in endemic areas of… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Awarded for Malaria Vaccine Study
The Star, 11 August 2014
A Kenyan scientist has been awarded for her pioneering research that boosts the search for malaria vaccine. Dr Faith Osier, a research programme scientist at the Kenya Medical… Read more »
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Nigeria: Quick Test for Malaria Shows Promise
Guardian, 4 September 2014
OVER the past several decades, malaria diagnosis has changed very little. After taking a blood sample from a patient, a technician smears the blood across a glass slide, stains it… Read more »
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Africa: Project That Mails Antimalarial Boxes to Start Spin-Off
SciDev.Net, 17 June 2014
An initiative that mails a box of antimalarial compounds for free to scientists around the world has helped boost research on drug discovery and development since its launch in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Scientists Wary of Anti-Malarial GM Mosquitoes
SciDev.Net, 19 May 2014
A vast majority of Nigeria's scientists are sceptical about using genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to tackle malaria in the country, a study suggests. Read more »
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Africa: Powder Harnesses Sun to Zap Mosquitoes
SciDev.Net, 6 November 2014
Plans are progressing to introduce an unusual method of mosquito control which involves sprinkling powdered plant extracts on swampy mosquito nurseries. The Egyptian researchers… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Research to Produce Mosquito Repellant From Indigenous Plants
ERTA, 24 September 2014
A research being underway on indigenous plants to produce an ointment to prevent mosquito biting has shown good results, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute said. Read more »