The Latest Breaking News from Malaria

The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. Several different COVID-19 vaccines were developed and approved for use within a year of the disease’s emergence.

Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is transmitted by mosquitos. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2020, there were 241 million cases and 627,000 deaths worldwide, 94% of cases and 96% of deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Tragically, malaria claims the life of a child…

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to send two lakh doses of the vaccine

City residents have long resorted to low-cost, do-it-yourself remedies that may be harmful to human health

Dengue, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, is a common disease in parts of Asia and Latin America. Recently, though, France has experienced an outbreak of locally transmitted dengue.

The disease is transmitted between people through a female mosquito after it bites someone infected with the malaria parasite.

Ministes accused of ’shameful’ failure that puts victims of defeatable diseases in danger

Hollywood star and UN Refugee Agency special envoy Angelina Jolie tours Pakistan's worst-affected areas as the country grapples with disease outbreaks among hundreds of thousands of floods survivors.

Donor conference on the sidelines of UN meeting raises record $14.25bn although UK and Italy delay pledge announcements.