Malaria
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Have we defeated malaria?
The Explainer Roll-out of low-cost vaccine means a world free from disease that claims 600,000 lives a year 'finally within sight'
By The Week UK Published
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Roll-out of affordable malaria vaccine begins
Speed Read R21 is approved for babies and may save hundreds of thousands of lives
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Good news stories from 2023
In Depth Huge strides have been made in medicine and science, and records broken in women's sports and conservation
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The fight against malaria
The Explainer After declining for decades, deaths from the disease are suddenly on the rise. What’s changed?
By The Week US Published
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Malaria is spreading, but we can stop it
The Explainer Climate change is hastening the disease but medicine is catching up
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The taming of Malaria
feature Distribution of vaccines a ‘challenge’ and costs ‘considerable’ but rollout still marks landmark moment in history
By Arion McNicoll Published
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‘Historic day’: what the world’s first malaria vaccine means for Africa
feature World Health Organization hails breakthrough in battle against tropical disease
By The Week Staff Published
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750m genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys
In Depth The insects will produce stunted offspring incapable of passing on diseases
By Aaron Drapkin Last updated
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UK Space Agency set to fight malaria from space
Speed Read Government announces launch of ten new space-based projects tackling wide range of global issues
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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The fatal viruses that the world has learned to live with
In Depth WHO experts say coronavirus may become endemic like HIV
By James Ashford Last updated
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Can protecting mosquitos from malaria defeat the disease?
Speed Read Experts say newly discovered microbe inside the insects could help prevent countless human deaths
By The Week Staff Published
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New malaria breakthrough drug uses human blood as weapon
In Depth Medication used to treat river blindness shown to also reduce transmission of the mosquito-spread disease
By Gabriel Power Published
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Can malaria be wiped out?
In Depth Malawi begins roll-out of landmark vaccine for children
By The Week Staff Last updated
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World's first malaria vaccine Mosquirix to be tested in Africa
Speed Read Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to pilot new medication which could help save thousands of lives each year
By The Week Staff Published
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