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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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