Critics have questioned the methods of a study claiming that the WHO has greatly underestimated the number of malaria fatalities.

An integrated control programme means Suriname is close to becoming the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria.

Bhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming.

A modelling study of a promising malaria vaccine finds low transmission areas would benefit the most from mass vaccination.

The origin of two genetic sub-types of the malaria parasite P. falciparum in South America has been traced back slaves arriving from Africa, a study says.

The key malaria drug, artemisinin, can now be produced in greater quantities ― from a waste material of the current production process.

A vaccine candidate that exploits how the malaria parasite enters human red blood cells is set to enter safety trials.

The WHO recommends supplying iron-deficient children with micronutrients, but a study finds this may increase their risk of malaria.

Once malaria patients are in intensive care, Plasmodium vivax is just as likely to kill as P. falciparum, according to researchers.

Global funding for R&D on neglected diseases has suffered a blow, with funders pulling out in the wake of the economic crisis.

Scientists have identified a single step that the deadly Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite appears to rely on to invade cells.

Results from phase III clinical trials in Africa show a vaccine protects children from malaria, but with a modest efficacy.

Pakistan is tapping Asian expertise in dengue research, but this does not extend to improving surveillance.

Deaths from malaria could be almost stamped out if progress made so far in fighting the disease is maintained, claims a report.

A panel set up to review the finances of the Global Fund after the misuse of its grants has recommended a substantial overhaul.

An international biotechnology centre should begin operations in Nigeria early next year.

A study in Kenya has found that malaria makes children more likely to get bacterial infections, too.

Panamanian researchers have been granted US$1 million from the Gates Foundation to try microwave radiation on mice infected with malaria.

A study in Colombia has shown that pregnant women are transmitting malaria to their children at a rate up to 15 times greater than was thought.

Malaria researchers in Senegal have found increasing resistance to a WHO-approved insecticide following the introduction of bednets.