Malaria drug scare for Africa 8/5/2008 |
More than a third of malaria pills tested failed quality tests, according to a report. Read |
Meds from Vietnam war vs. malaria 29/4/2008 |
The global fight against malaria hinges on a drug crafted by Chinese military experts assisting the Vietcong in the early 1970s, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said. Read |
Mozzie nets used as wedding veils 25/4/2008 |
Zambia's First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa said Friday she was perturbed at reports that anti-malaria bed nets were being used in some cases as fishing nets or wedding veils. Read |
UN plans to curb malaria deaths 25/4/2008 |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a new global initiative on Friday to eliminate more than one million deaths every year caused by malaria as quickly as possible. Read |
Ebola hits Ugandan health workers 25/4/2008 |
Health workers are among the dead in an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, spreading panic among those needed to help. Read |
Novartis cuts malaria med prices 23/4/2008 |
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday said it will cut the prices of its malaria treatment Coartem by 20 percent. Read |
Social network site targets malaria 22/4/2008 |
The British entrepreneur who sold a soccer website at the age of 17 over R300 million has switched his attention to help launch a social networking site designed to fight malaria Read |
Ted Turner to fight malaria 4/4/2008 |
Media mogul Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a "religion for losers," recently announced he was joining forces with two Christian organisations to combat malaria in Africa. Read |
Malaria heading for Britain 4/4/2008 |
Climate change could bring malaria and other diseases to Britain and trigger more frequent heat waves that will have huge health impacts, British doctors said. Read |
Study: Malaria may be controlled? 4/3/2008 |
Around 35% of the world's population is at risk of contracting the deadliest form of malaria but a study found that a larger number than previously thought lives in low-risk areas. Read |