One of the oldest and deadliest diseases, malaria caused more than 627,000 deaths in 2020. A new treatment based on a drug initially developed to fight cancer has shown considerable promise.
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Nigeria must invest more in research and incorporate World Health Organisation-recommended interventions to eliminate malaria.
In the ongoing arms race to kill off mosquitoes that spread malaria, researchers have modified a naturally occurring fungus that kills mosquitoes with a deadly toxin to wipe out these insects faster.
The fight against malaria needs scientific innovation. But community buy-in is just as important.
South Africa is piloting a new technique as it drives to eliminate malaria.
Baringo county and other areas on the western side of Kenya are struggling to reduce their seasonal malaria caseloads.
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Medical Scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Head, Malaria Research and Training Center, Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako
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Associate professor, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
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Professor, University of Ibadan
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Professor of Pharmacology, University of Ibadan
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Research director in parasitology, Inserm
