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Research needed to tackle neglected disease uncertainties

The revised malaria death toll suggests a need for research into uncertainties in controlling neglected tropical diseases, says Mark Booth.

Source: New Statesman

7 February 2012 | EN

Biomed Analysis: Learning from India's polio success

India's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty.

31 January 2012 | EN

Police officer in Pailin province, Cambodia

Tackle counterfeits to fight drug-resistant malaria

The Greater Mekong Subregion must build on current initiatives for a lasting response to fake and substandard drugs, says Charles Delacollette.

30 March 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Stepping up to tackle drug-resistant malaria at the source

Eliminating drug-resistant malaria in western Cambodia is key to preventing another malaria disaster, says Nicholas J. White.

Source: The Lancet

22 December 2010 | EN

Malaria community must make joint push for funds

Malaria researchers must join forces to present a clear and detailed call for the resources they need, say Ian Boulton and Steve Ward.

14 October 2010 | EN

BioMed Analysis: How to meet the MDGs

Priya Shetty discusses why biomedical research is vital in steering progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

24 September 2010 | EN | 中文

The right way to tackle malaria with GM mosquitoes

GM mosquitoes could help control malaria in Africa but their development must involve local scientists, write Paul Eggleston and Mamadou Coulibaly.

4 August 2010 | EN | FR

Why we must eliminate malaria from Hispaniola

Eliminating malaria from Haiti and the Dominican Republic would set a global precedent, say Joseph Keating, Donald Krogstad and Thomas Eisele.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases

29 April 2010 | EN | ES

Glaxo sets example to other drug companies

A Nature editorial praises GlaxoSmithKline for sharing its database of potential malaria drugs and urges others to follow suit.

Source: Nature

2 February 2010 | EN

BioMed Analysis: Don't overlook nutrition in disease fight

Researchers and donors are not giving nutrition the attention it deserves, says Priya Shetty.

21 January 2010 | EN

Health and climate experts must jointly tackle disease

Climate and health experts must collaborate to fight climate-sensitive disease. Ethiopia is leading the way, says Hiwot Teka.

29 December 2009 | EN

Fight insect-borne disease with local R&D

Developing countries must invest in their own research to tackle insect-borne disease and climate change, writes George Kasali.

9 December 2009 | EN

Time to update how we monitor insecticide resistance

Methods to detect insecticide resistance in mosquitoes need updating to meet local needs, say Gregor J. Devine and Elena Ogusuku.

Source: Bulletin of the WHO

9 December 2009 | EN | ES

Biomed Analysis: To control or eradicate malaria?

Some scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty.

18 November 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

The malaria myths of climate change

Contrary to oft-repeated claims, climate change is unlikely to cause a major rise in malaria, says medical entomologist Paul Reiter.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Better surveillance key to malaria early warning systems

Quickly detecting, not predicting, malaria epidemics is the key to disease control, says tropical medicine expert, Jonathan Cox.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Climate change brings natural disasters and disease

We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Tackling insect-borne disease whatever the weather

We must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

The challenge of reporting on climate change and health

Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Bednets should be free

Evidence shows that the best way to increase bednet use in Africa is to make them free, says economist Jeffrey D. Sachs.

Source: Scientific American

7 August 2009 | EN