#Malaria

Getty Image / iStock Composite Sub-Saharan Africa waits with baited breath as Kyrie Irving and Cole Beasley have yet to stamp their approval on the new malaria vaccine that rinky dink health agency WHO deems “groundbreaking.” While Dr. Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO’s global malaria program,

Author: Donald G. McNeil Jr. / Source: New York Times Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/Associated Press A wide swath of Mozambique devastated by Cyclone Idai two weeks ago is now at a tipping point, humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday. About two million people have seen their homes or crops destroyed,

Author: Aimee Cunningham / Source: Science News The fight against malaria may someday include ridding mosquitoes themselves of the parasites that cause the disease. In the lab, treating female mosquitoes with an antimalarial drug stopped parasites from developing inside the insects. Mosquitoes

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the U.S, with the noble aims of enhancing healthcare and reducing extreme poverty around the world. The Microsoft founder has become synonymous with philanthropy, making a pledge to give away at least half of his vast

Author: Exuperist / Source: Neatorama According to data and statistics, drug-resistant strains of malaria tend to emerge in ares with low transmission but that seems to be the opposite of how we would think about it logically. And researchers might have found the answer to this puzzle. It’s all