Commonwealth health ministries under pressure amid rise in climate-related illnesses
Heat stress and increase in insect-borne diseases particularly acute in smaller states, warns secretary general Lady Scotland
November 2023
Health and climate
At risk: 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency
Diseases will spread faster and further, and kill more people, as the effects of record heat, floods, drought and storms escalates
October 2023
The new malaria vaccine will prevent many deaths – but it’s by no means the end of the disease
The new R21/Matrix-M vaccine will be far more easily available than the first vaccine – but the reality of life in Africa will blunt its impact
December 2021
Malcolm Molyneux obituary
Tropical medicine researcher who advanced understanding of malaria and helped improve healthcare in Malawi
November 2021
Flu, cancer, HIV: after Covid success, what next for mRNA vaccines?
The technology was viewed with scepticism before the pandemic but there is now growing confidence about its use
October 2021
WHO endorses use of world’s first malaria vaccine in Africa
WHO: malaria vaccine will ‘change the course of history’ – video
April 2021
New vaccine success for Oxford is truly remarkable
Kenan Malik
Scientists sound warning note over malaria drug resistance in Africa
October 2020
Malaria campaigns fight off Covid disruptions to deliver programmes
Almost all programmes against the disease have continued, delivering nets, drugs and the world’s first malaria vaccine
May 2020
Science Weekly
The microbe that may protect mosquitos from malaria – podcast
Nicola Davis hears about the discovery of a microbe that can protect mosquitos from malaria.
September 2019
The long read
People v mosquitos: what to do about our biggest killer
The long read: These tiny pests adapt so successfully to changing conditions that they have become humankind’s deadliest predator. We might soon be able to eradicate them – but should we?
August 2019
'Malaria will not be eradicated in near future', warns WHO
Three-year review says new vaccines for eradicating disease are only 40% effective
May 2019
Big pharma can only see the benefit of R&D for wealthy markets
Kenan Malik
There is too little incentive for pharmaceutical companies to work on treatments for diseases of low-income countries
November 2018
Queen Victoria's mourning dress among items in Disease X exhibition
Show at Museum of London highlights continued vulnerability of big cities to disease epidemics
August 2018
Dengue fever outbreak halted by release of special mosquitoes
Insects unable to transmit viruses halted disease in Australian city – now scientists hope same technique could help tackle Zika and malaria
June 2018
Paraguay is first country in Americas to eliminate malaria in 45 years
Celebrating first country in Americas to eliminate disease since Cuba, WHO head says: ‘Success story shows what is possible’
April 2018
The town that breeds resistance to Malaria drugs
As new waves of the disease threaten the globe, worried scientists want to conduct a mass inoculation in a Cambodian region where new vaccines always seem to stop being effective
November 2017
Malaria is back on the rise as lack of funds stalls push to wipe out disease
The WHO’s 2017 malaria reports says progress in fighting disease has slowed, and more money is needed to reach elimination target
February 2017
New weapon in the global fight against fake malaria drugs: a cheap scanner
Like a TV remote, a device known as Scio uses infrared light and connects to a smartphone to determine whether medications are genuine
