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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

Back to basics for malaria research

Funding agencies and donors hoping to tackle malaria must commit more to basic research, says Nature.

13 October 2008 | EN
Source: Nature

Measles jab, Central African Republic Africa must prepare now for malaria vaccine

African countries must set money aside for malaria vaccines now, and hire business leaders to run control programmes, says Tom Egwang.

20 August 2008 | EN | FR

Malaria cannot be halted on its own

5 August 2008 | EN
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Risk-averse researchers put mothers' lives at risk

24 June 2008 | EN | 中文
Source: PLoS Medicine

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Policy Briefs

syringe 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 | EN

Artemisinin 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 | EN

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News and Features

Malaria rates plummet among Kenyan children

Hospital admissions for childhood malaria have fallen dramatically in the past five years on the Kenyan coast, leading to new medical challenges.

25 November 2008 | EN

New malaria drug technologies unveiled

A bottleneck in the production of the leading antimalarial drug – the plant-based artemisinin – could soon be eased.

24 November 2008 | EN | 中文

Powerful malaria vector found in Panama

5 November 2008 | ES

Malaria's bitter pill made sweeter for children

28 October 2008 | EN | FR

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Information Services

Foodborne diseases: counting the bodies

A WHO initiative aims to quantify the global burden of foodborne disease, says Arie Havelaar

Where is science in the developing world?

A series of articles, written by TWAS members and published by Nature, discusses the status of science in the South

Rapid diagnostic tests: The way forward?

Rapid diagnostic tests may present a quick and easy-to-use solution for improved malaria diagnosis

Raising the alarm for chronic diseases

Why chronic diseases in the developing world need to become a bigger global health priority

Tackling obesity in China

China must confront changing diets, more sedentary lives, and a 'plump is prosperous' culture to halt obesity