Malaria8 Jul 2025First malaria treatment for babies approved for useUntil now, there had only been drugs for older children which carried an overdose risk for the young.8 Jul 202521 May 2025Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malariaNormally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease.21 May 202522 Jan 2025Study to deliberately infect people with malariaScientists from Oxford want to investigate a type of malaria that can remain dormant in the liver.22 Jan 202519 Dec 2024Mystery outbreak in DR Congo likely caused by malariaMost of those infected have tested positive for malaria but other factors could still be at play. 19 Dec 20242 Dec 2024Malaria vaccine rolled out in world's worst-affected countryIt could save the lives of thousands of children in Nigeria, where 180,000 died from malaria in 2022. 2 Dec 202420 Oct 2024Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effortThe World Health Organization says the disease "that plagued pharaohs" now belongs to Egypt's history.20 Oct 202418 Jul 2024Urgent action needed as malaria resists key drugMalaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of artemisinin are now well-established in East Africa. 18 Jul 202416 Jul 2024Malaria vaccine roll-out looks to save thousands of livesThe first doses of the vaccine were rolled out in the Ivory Coast on Monday.16 Jul 202423 May 2024GMO mosquitoes released in Djibouti to fight malariaThe genetically-engineered and non-biting mosquitoes are hoped to stop the spread of the invasive Anopheles stephensi species. 23 May 2024...
