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Controlling a disease as entrenched as malaria, which kills over one million people a year is an enormous challenge. New policies, strategies and solutions are urgently needed.
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Opinions and Analysis
Risk-averse researchers put mothers' lives at risk
Researchers are putting women's lives at risk by being too cautious about trialling drugs during pregnancy, say Nicholas J. White and colleagues.
Stable support needed for African malaria networks
African malaria research networks have helped scientists combat the disease, but they need more stable support and longer-term funding, says Thomas Egwang.
14 May 2008
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Current malaria policy 'needs reconsideration'
17 April 2008
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Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Policy Briefs
Malaria vaccines: research problems and priorities
Despite the urgent need for a malaria vaccine, progress in developing one has been slow and scientists do not always agree on the best way forward. This policy brief outlines the current status of malaria vaccine research.
4 November 2005
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Treating malaria with artemisinin combinations: challenges for policymakers
An outline of the opportunities and challenges in large-scale use of artemisinin combination therapies to treat malaria.
1 November 2005
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News and Features
Malaria drugs reduce anaemia, increase attention in kids
A study in Kenya shows that malaria intermittent preventative treatment reduces anaemia and increases attention span in children.
21 July 2008
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Cross-border malaria research rewarded in Africa
Institutions in Ghana, Mali, Mozambique and Tanzania have won an international cooperation award for their joint efforts in malaria research.
12 June 2008
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