Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

UCT’s malaria drug sparks global interest

Ground-breaking work by the University of Cape Town’s Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) in the research and development (R&D) of a potential single-dose cure for malaria has attracted international interest, funding and scientists from around the world....

Mobile, social tech for malaria treatment

A new campaign enables the public to fund malaria tests and treatments for children in Africa through online and mobile technology. Novartis has announced that 2-million treatments of its paediatric antimalarial are arriving in Zambia thanks to the on-going efforts of...

Mobile campaign to combat malaria

Novartis and Malaria No More, a global charity aiming to end malaria deaths, are joining forces on the Power of One campaign to help close the treatment gap and accelerate progress in the fight against malaria. Over the next three years, Novartis will support the...