How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts
Studies predict that the spread of mosquitoes will put billions more people at risk of mosquito-borne diseases in…
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Malaria vaccine ‘significantly reducing’ child deaths African countries that were first to roll out a breakthrough malaria vaccine…
Sir Nick White, authority on tropical diseases who transformed the treatment of malaria – obituary
Professor Sir Nick White, who has died of cancer aged 74, was an expert on tropical diseases and…
Urgent warning issued over five ‘devastating’ diseases surging in UK | UK | News
Experts argue that global health security will help protect the NHS (Image: Getty) Doctors and disease experts who…
Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa
Our analysis framework comprised nine main stages, summarized in Extended Data Fig. 1. Preparation of consistent geotemporal climatologies,…
Understanding the health issues set to dominate 2026
What are the main challenges in global health this year? We reached out to experts to highlight the…
Limited healthcare access leaves Makoko dependent on alternative medicine for malaria
The lagoon in Makoko, one of Nigeria’s largest informal settlements, commonly referred to as Nigeria’s Venice, lay so…
New Malaria Drug Succeeds in Large Clinical Trial to Combat Resistance
Dunpharlain, CC license Among the world’s manifold disease burdens, antibiotic resistant bacteria hold a special place of concern.…
Health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are experiencing shortages of medicines as a…
How genetic shifts are helping mosquito evade malaria control efforts
The fight against malaria has received a major boost after Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) scientists, working with…
Genetic study reveals how Anopheles funestus adapts to malaria control
New research into the genetics of Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most neglected but prolific malaria-transmitting mosquitoes…