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World Malaria Day: It's possible to eradicate it, but challenges remain say experts
India's vision to be malaria-free by 2027 and to eliminate the disease by 2030 is absolutely possib…
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Photo Essay: As we celebrate the first malaria vaccine, remembering the epidemic's staggering toll
Photographer Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi documented the malaria epidemic's toll during one of the worst …
Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi
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India could see a resurgence of Malaria as health systems are busy containing Covid-19
India witnesses a surge in Malaria every year during the monsoons around the month of July. The …
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The CDC says that if you have a mystery fever this summer, there's a chance it could be malaria
Local malaria cases have been diagnosed in FL and in TX. The CDC says people should watch out for u…
Hilary Brueck
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The world's first malaria vaccine took 30 years and cost $52.1 million — you'll get it for a dollar or two
Financing for the project came from three global health funding bodies. The Global Fund to Fight…
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India records the largest reduction in malaria cases in SE Asia between 2000-2019: WHO
Last year, the disease claimed about 409,000 lives, compared to 411,000 in 2018. "Countri…
PTI
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A woman volunteered to get bitten by hundreds of mosquitoes to help create a new malaria vaccine. Then she got malaria.
A woman took home $4,200 and hundreds of mosquito bites for participating in a malaria vaccine tria…
Hilary Brueck
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IMD and ICMR collaborate with an NGO to explore climate-based solutions in eliminating malaria in India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Mond…
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The WHO recommends the world's first malaria vaccine, saying the shots could 'save tens of thousands of young lives each year'
The WHO's recommendation is based on results from a campaign in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi that vacci…
Jake Epstein
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DGCI allows Serum Institute to export malaria vaccine to UK
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to send two lakh doses of th…
PTI
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A Marylander who hadn't recently traveled internationally caught malaria. Officials say it's the state's first 'locally acquired' case in 40 years.
Maryland officials are grappling with the state's first local case of malaria in four decades. It f…
Katie Balevic
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Thinking of malaria as a 'tropical' disease is a huge misunderstanding
A number of countries are on their way to malaria elimination in the next year or the next few year…
Kevin Loria
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A drug-resistant malaria superbug is on the rise - here's why that's so concerning
"Almost always, drug resistance has emerged in Southeast Asia and jumped to Africa," Janice Culpepp…
Kevin Loria
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Delhi reports over 300 dengue cases in a week; malaria and chikungunya cases on the rise
Delhi has reported over 300 dengue cases in the past seven days, taking the total number of cases i…
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The US documented 3 locally transmitted malaria cases for the first time in 20 years. It's not a reason to panic, but sheds a light on the concerns of climate change
Two cases were confirmed in Florida, and one case was confirmed in Texas, according to local report…
Hannah Getahun
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Bill Gates says we're witnessing 'one of the greatest success stories in the history of global health' as malaria death rates plummet
Right now, the mosquito-borne disease is largely prevented using insecticides that are sprayed and …