Cheap drugs a bitter pill for the West
- 08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
- A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries.
Text messages help fight cholera in Mozambique
- 21 Feb 2013 14:13 - Jinty Jackson
- As Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in over a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid.
New malaria drug excites researchers
- 31 Aug 2012 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
- The drug is effective against resistant parasites and shows no adverse side effects, researchers say.
Hard climb to beat malaria
- 04 May 2012 00:00 - John Lusingu
- The tools to fight the malaria may have improved, but only sustained efforts will totally eliminate it, not just intermittent interventions.
Malaria wonder drug loses its grip
- 13 Apr 2012 00:37 - Sarah Boseley
- Misuse of artemisinin combination therapy on the Thai-Burma border has allowed parasitic resistance to develop that could spread worldwide.
Criminals threaten malaria fight
- 20 Jan 2012 12:15 - Sarah Boseley
- Counterfeit and substandard drugs threaten the fight against malaria in Africa.
Fake, dodgy drugs drive malaria crisis in Africa
- 17 Jan 2012 11:26 - Sarah Boseley
- Scientists have called for measures to prevent the circulation of counterfeit and substandard malaria medicines that threaten millions of lives.
Scientists find big chink in malaria's armour
- 09 Nov 2011 20:10 - Staff Reporter
- Researchers say they have made new discoveries on the malaria parasites, which opens up a highly promising target for a vaccine.
Malaria drug breakthrough
- 21 Apr 2011 00:00 - Lesley Odendal
- Malaria drug breakthrough MSF calls for drug that could save 200 000 lives a year to be rolled out immediately
Former al-Qaeda hostage moves Africa malaria work to France
- 13 Apr 2011 13:16 - Paul Aubriat
- Pierre Camatte's kidnapping by al-Qaeda brought a savage halt to his years of research on treatments of malaria in Mali, but not to his ambition.
The cost of a malaria-free world
- 14 Dec 2010 17:33 - Staff Reporter
- A US-Italian scientist is tantalisingly close to delivering the world's first malaria vaccine.
Farmers cash in on herb for top malaria drug
- 21 Jan 2009 10:43 - Staff Reporter
- East African farmers have become key suppliers of the active ingredient in the most effective malaria drug available.
