Antibiotics could vaccinate against malaria, says study

Malaria sufferers might be able to protect themselves against life-threatening bouts of the disease by taking a single course of antibiotics, research in mice has shown

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Stop Taxing the Fight Against Malaria - WSJ.com

The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda say removing tariffs can benefit African health care, and African entrepreneurs.

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Small change in forest cover can double malaria rate

A small reduction in tropical rainforest cover can increase malaria incidence by nearly 50 per cent, a study in the Brazilian Amazon has found

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The Many Faces of Malaria - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com

Award winning photographer Adam Nadel was commissioned by the Malaria Consortium to take photos that went beyond patients ravaged by malaria

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One step closer to finding a cure to malaria

Karine Le Roch, assistant professor of cell biology and neuroscience, and her team have identified the mechanism in Plasmodium (the parasite that causes malaria) that allows it to multiply in red blood cells.

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Day 5 - Uganda - Mosquito Net Distribution

UK celebrities Chris Moyles and Kimberley Walsh go to a Ugandan TV studio to film a segment about how to assemble the malaria nets the villagers have received

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Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems

ScienceDaily (Dec. 2, 2009) — Malaria parasites are able to disguise themselves to avoid the host's immune system

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Ben Shephard and Fearne Cotton find out how the money they raised climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is being spent

GMTV's Ben Shephard and Fearne Cotton find out how the money they raised for Comic Relief climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is being spent - on mosquito nets in Uganda distributed by Malaria Consortium

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Charity at full throttle - The National Newspaper

Four dirt-bike enthusiasts start training for the 2010 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, raising funds for the charities Malaria Consortium (mosquito nets in Uganda) and the Future Centre for Special Needs in Abu Dhabi

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Malaria Commitment Gap Could Shatter Entire MDG Project

Malaria is the leading cause of child mortality in Africa and is the world's most serious parasitic infection. Failure to intensify attention and meet funding commitments to addressing such diseases will mean that we will not achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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News: It's time for a 'third wave' of malaria activism to tackle drug shortages.

PLoS Medicine's editors call for concerted international action to address the crisis of malaria drug shortages across Africa.

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Malaria Consortium - News and Events

Despite increased investment in malaria control demonstrating dramatic success, with the latest artemisinin-based drug combinations proving highly efficient as both treatment and defence against resistance by the malaria parasite, there are new indications that resistance to arte …

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Malaria Drugs: Artemisinin-Resistant Strain Appears - TIME

On the Thai-Cambodian border, a rogue strain of malaria has started to resist artemisinin, the only remaining effective drug in the world's arsenal against malaria's most deadly strain.

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USAID Press Release: USAID Awards NetWorks Malaria Prevention Grant to Johns Hopkins, Malaria Consortium and Catholic Relief Services

USAID announced a five year $100 million grant to The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Communication Programs (CCP), with Malaria Consortium and Catholic Relief Services to ensure the distribution and proper use of long-lasting insecticide treated bed  …

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IRIN Africa: Turning to traditional medicines in fight against malaria

Encouraging the use of traditional African herbal medicines could prevent some of the one million malarial deaths on the continent, according to specialists attending a conference in Nairobi.

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Millions die because of high malaria drug prices

Nearly a million people die from malaria each year because they cannot afford the most effective treatment and instead often buy old drugs to which the malaria parasite has become resistant

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Malaria vaccine for Africa likely to be distributed from 2015

The first vaccine against malaria is likely to be distributed in Africa from 2015 after the "milestone moment" of the continent's largest final-stage drug trial, scientists have told The Times.

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Glaxo gives price pledge as malaria shot holds hope | Health | Reuters

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Alert over new malaria trend

Malaria-causing mosquitoes in Kenya circumventing bednets by feeding before people go to bed

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Surveys for major neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa can be integrated

According to research undertaken by Malaria Consortium Africa and published today in the high profile journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, it is possible to survey major tropical diseases simultaneously, thereby effectively reducing the time and money required to identify a …

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Extreme Genetic Variability In Malaria Parasite Found

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) have charted the extreme genetic differences that occur over time in the most dangerous malaria parasite in the world.

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The Malaria Consortium Releases African Coalitions Against Malaria Case Study

Recently, The Malaria Consortium released the "African Coalitions Against Malaria" case study. The study, which describes a successful model of engaging African civil society, draws on three years of experienced of the 'Mobilsing for Malaria' advocacy program.

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Malaria in Africa: The net gains of keeping mosquitoes at bay

Malaria is one of Africa's biggest child killers. The WHO has set a target to provide mosquito nets to all those at risk by 2010. But providing the nets is just half the battle.

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Picturing a World Where Women Are Empowered and Valued

Women in the developing world are the focus of the Aug. 23 edition of The New York Times Magazine.

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The Forgotten War That Could Kill Millions of Children

On the border between Thailand and Cambodia, a mighty battle is taking place – and the outcome will determine whether millions of people live or die.

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