Malaria continues to pose a major public health challenge in many parts of the world, particularly during the monsoon season ...

A disease transmitted by the bite of a tiny insect—one that once devastated entire armies—remains among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2024 alone, there were 282 million cases of malaria ...

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two-thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found a treatment that could prevent thousands of these ...

Anti-Malaria Month is observed in June every year. Doctors explain why the mosquito borne disease is more dangerous for ...

The role of people infected with malaria without showing symptoms presents a hidden risk to efforts to control the disease after they were found to be responsible for most infections in mosquitoes, ...

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The rollout of malaria vaccines in Africa – the world's first routine immunization program against this mosquito-borne disease – has raised excitement for a surprising reason. The vaccine reduces all ...

LONDON/KISUMU, Kenya, July 13 (Reuters) - After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that promised to drive back a ...

In central Malawi, health worker James Chinomba sees firsthand how vaccines provided by UNICEF and partners are keeping young children safe from malaria. In central Malawi, 5-year-old Wisdom hasn't ...

Malaria expert Brian Greenwood had once resigned himself to the possibility that a successful vaccine for the disease might not become available in his lifetime. Now, at 86 years old, the moment he’s ...

Share on Pinterest An effective new malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, has rolled out in Cameroon and could reduce the risk of all-cause mortality in children by 13%. Image credit: ETIENNE NSOM/Getty Images.