Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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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
Biomed Analysis: Tackling drug-resistant malaria
Emerging resistance to artemisinin means efforts to track genetic markers and regulate the drug's use must step up, says Priya Shetty.
19 April 2012
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India needs a dengue surveillance system
India urgently needs a permanent dengue surveillance system, say N. Sivagnaname and colleagues.
23 March 2012
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Source: Current Science
Biomed Analysis: Why Africa must make its own drugs
22 March 2012
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Policy Briefs
Controlling insect pests with GM technology
Genetically modified insects provide a new method for controlling insect-borne diseases and agricultural insect pests.
8 July 2010
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Source: The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Policies to reduce malaria regardless of climate change
Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.
9 September 2009
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Source: Sustainable Development Network
News and Features
Parasites hint at antimalarial resistance in Africa
Laboratory tests have revealed resistance to artemisinin in malaria parasites from Africa but the effect in the field is still unknown.
28 May 2012
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Malaria vaccine candidate 'could be grown at home'
A novel malaria vaccine candidate could be grown at home, by cultivating algae in the backyard, say researchers.
24 May 2012
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Malaria-dengue co-infection causes more severe symptoms
22 May 2012
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Brazil to create network on neglected diseases
10 May 2012
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