News and Media
August 2011
Stopping transmission at the source
Massie Santos Ballon, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 26, 2011
MOH receives anti-malaria drugs from Chinese Governement
Ghana News Agency, August 24, 2011
World Mosquito Day – 114 years and counting in the battle against malaria
Sarah Kline, theguardian.com, August 19, 2011
Malaria drops along Calangute beach belt
The Times of India, August 7, 2011
Conference on elimination of malaria will be held in Khujand
Khovar, August 3, 2011
Text messages boost malaria care
BBC News Health, August 3, 2011
Using mobile phones to track and treat malaria
Sarah Kline, August 2, 2011
A cross-border initiative to eliminate malaria
Bertha Simwaka, MACEPA, August 2011
July 2011
Mobile app diagnoses malaria from a single drop of blood
Springwise.com, July 27, 2011
Programme managers meet in Accra on malaria elimination campaign in ECOWAS Region
AllAfrica.com, July 26, 2011
Time for African leaders to take malaria seriously
Richard Tren, The Daily Caller, July 22, 2011
WHO delegation arrives in Turkmenistan, announced malaria-free country
Trend, July 21, 2011
We need community support to eliminate malaria
Containment, July 21, 2011
Institute keen to make innovative anti-malaria device
IPP Media, July 14, 2011
Smelly socks tested in Tanzania as way to prevent malaria
David Brown, The Washington Post, July 12, 2011
Human swallows pill. Mosquito bites human. Mosquito dies.
Donald McNeil, The New York Times, July 11, 2011
Gates Foundation releases interactive malaria infographic
Kaiser Health News, July 7, 2011
June 2011
A neat solution to the persistent problem that is malaria
Guardian.co.uk, June 29, 2011
Malaria – on the long, slow but steady road to elimination
Sarah Boseley, guardian.co.uk, June 28, 2011
If the world was run by doctors
Richard Curtis, New Statesman, June 22, 2011
Catholic relief services distribute bed nets
Omar Wally, All Africa.com, June 15, 2011
Cuba to produce biolarvicides to fight malaria
Ghana News Service, June 9, 2011
HP and PING collaborate on mobile health monitoring to reduce malaria
4-traders.com, June 6, 2011
Malaria progress and impact series launched
Ghana Business News, June 3, 2011
May 2011
Swaziland to meet only one MDG by 2015
Hlengiwe Ndlovu, Swazi Observer, May 28, 2011
The other malaria
The Economist, May 26, 2011
Malaria test success drives up antibiotic use
Barbara Axt, SciDev.net, May 20, 2011
Official calls for harmonization of regional policies on malaria
Eric Kabeera, All Africa.com, May 16, 2011
Fighting malaria with mosquito gut bacteria
Morgan Clendaniel, Fast Company, May 13, 2011
Regional Malaria Initiative
7Newsbelize.com, May 11, 2011
Malaria investments pay off
The Ghanaian Journal, May 10, 2011
Battle to end malaria counts community health workers as foot soldiers
Angela Rucker, USAID Frontlines, April/May 2011
The powerful impact of eliminating the malaria scourge
World Economic Forum, Kim Cloete, May 6, 2011
Africa has made progress in malaria control – WHO
Muda Oyeniran, Nigerian Tribune, May 5, 2011
Africa loses $12billion a year to malaria
AFP, May 4, 2011
April 2011
Namibia and Angola launch cross-border malaria initiative
Nico Smit, AllAfrica.com, April 27, 2011
Government to rid Indonesia of malaria by 2030
The Jakarta Post, April 26, 2011
Minister calls for more donors in the fight against malaria
Ghana News Agency, April 25, 2011
The UK will do all it can to make malaria a thing of the past
Andrew Mitchell, Poverty Matters Blog, April 25, 2011
World Malaria Day 2011
Editorial, VOANews.com, April 24, 2011
Malaria: a fight we can win?
Guardian.co.uk, April 23, 2011
Malaria: solid success but no time for complacence
Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Huffingtonpost.com, April 23, 2011
Malaria control in Rwanda receives a boost
Edwin Musoni, AllAfrica.com, April 15, 2011
APMEN announces two new network partners
World Malaria Day 2011, April 14, 2011
99% of mosquitoes in Dar are malaria free
Felister Peter, IPP Media, April 14, 2011
Experts closer to malaria vaccine
UK Press Association, April 13, 2011
Malaria cases drop by 66 percent
Lusakatimes, April 13, 2011
EU must do more to tackle malaria
Martha Moss, The Parliament, April 12, 2011
The most important drug in the world – and the plan for saving it
Patrick Adams, TropIKA.net, April 11, 2011
Progress with programme implementation
WHO/EURO, April 2011
Malaria outbreak: more than 20 cases reported
Winnie Ncongwane, Times of Swaziland, April 8, 2011
Resistance – a barrier to malaria elimination
Bill Brieger, Malaria Free Future, April 7, 2011
Malaria outbreak in Hhohho region
Sibusisiwe Ngozo, The Swazi Observer, April 7, 2011
Malaria main cause of death in Angola
ANGOP, April 7, 2011
March 2011
Senegal: Kaolack is completely covered
Fara Ndiaye, March 22, 2011
Long-term plan drafted to rid nation of malaria
VietnamNet Bridge, March 21, 2011
New technology promises to have major impact on supply of malaria treatment across the developing world
Ash, BiomedME.com, March 21, 2011
Rwanda: malaria decreases by 70 percent
Fred Ndoli, AllAfrica.com, March 21, 2011
Major breakthrough in malaria fight
CTV Saskatchewan, March 18, 2011
Malaria cases dip in Cordillera
Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, March 17, 2011
Global malaria programme director to arrive in Azerbaijan
ABC.AZ, March 17, 2011
Malaria eradication plan announced
Phnom Penh Post, March 16, 2011
Elimination drive: anti-malaria plan readied
Dev Kumar Sunuwar, The Kathmandu Post, March 15, 2011
Rwanda: a malaria-free society is achievable
The New Times, March 10, 2011
SD authorized to host SADC meeting
Sabelo Diamini, Swazi Observer, March 10, 2011
Rwanda: Nation on track to become malaria-free
Edwin Musoni, AllAfrica.com, March 9, 2011
Eritrea: Reduction of malaria prevalence by 90%
AllAfrica.com, March 8, 2011
Tanzania: Malaria threatens nation’s highlands
Felix Mwakyembe, AllAfrica.com, March 6, 2011
February 2011
Malaria still a major health issue in some Pacific countries
Sen Lam interview with Professor Graham Brown, ABC Radio Australia, February 28, 2011
Stopping malaria: The wrong road
Richard Horton, The New York Review of Books, February 24, 2011
Ghana’s effort to fight malaria
News Desk Report, The Ghanaian Journal, February 18, 2011
New Tulane University malaria vaccine depends on… mosquito bites?
Keith Brannon, HealthCanal.com, February 15, 2011
The GOP’s door of no return
Michael Gerson, The Washington Post, February 15, 2011
Health department plans to launch mass awareness campaign
Muhammad Qasim, The International News, February 11, 2011
Advocates say removal of taxes, tariffs can reduce malaria deaths
Lisa Schlein, Voice of America News, February 9, 2011
Support campaign on cheaper malaria drugs
Daily Nation, February 6, 2011
Spray your houses to prevent malaria
Calsile Masilela, Swazi Observer, February 4, 2011
Border row could aid spread of drug-resistant malaria
IRIN, February 4, 2011
UK unveils its malaria plans and the evidence on which they are based
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA.net, February 2, 2011
January 2011
Rise in malaria cases
Sapa, Times, January 31, 2011
Genetically modified mosquitoes released in Malaysian forest
Krista Mahr, TIME, January 28, 2011
Cuba assists Angola in fight against malaria
NorthAmerica.world247.net, January 27, 2011
How do you solve a problem like malaria?
Ben Ramalingam, Aid on the edge of chaos, January 27, 2011
Malaria eradication: achievable within a lifetime?
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA, January 27, 2011
malERA: a research agenda for malaria eradication
Katie Hickling, PLoS Medicine press release, January 25, 2011
Is eliminating malaria hopeless?
Chris Blattman, Malaria World, January 22, 2011
Plotting the demise of malaria
Alvin Powell, Harvard Science, January 21, 2011
RTS,S offers 46 percent protection against malaria for at least 15 months after vaccination
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, January 14, 2011
News outlets examine reaction to WHO plan to contain drug-resistant malaria
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, January 13, 2011
WHO, Roll Back Malaria Partnership launch initiative to contain artemisinin-resistant malaria
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, January 12, 2011
Learning to outwit malaria
Robert Newman, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, January 4, 2011
The green house phenomenon
Patrick Sampao, Malaria World, January 4, 2011
Rwanda’s malaria prevalence lower than published figures
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA, January 1, 2011
December 2010
Malaria elimination: El Salvador shows the way
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA, December 31, 2010
Nueva Vizcaya health officials move to eliminate malaria
Ben Moses Ebreo, Philippine Information Agency, December 30, 2010
Malaria: a disease close to eradication grows, aided by political tumult in Sri Lanka
Donald McNeil Jr., The New York Times, December 27, 2010
Five years in, gauging impact of Gates grants
Donald McNeil Jr., The New York Times, December 20, 2010
Malaria makes a comeback in Sri Lanka
Colombo Page, December 18, 2010
Africa: defeating malaria within reach
IRIN News, December 15, 2010
WHO report shows significant progress in global malaria fight
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, December 15, 2010
Kalinga anti-malarial efforts progressing
Press Release, Philippine Information Agency, December 14, 2010
The cost of a malaria-free world
Kate Kelland and Ben Hirschler, Reuters, December 14, 2010
Could malaria vaccine sit on the shelf?
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA.net, December 13, 2010
Can we simplify malaria history?
Malaria Matters, Global Post, December 9, 2010
The battle against malaria in Comoros lies in the balance
NetNewsPublisher, December 4, 2010
Elimination and the risk of malaria coming back afterwards
Bart Knols, Malaria World, December 3, 2010
November 2010
E-interview with Prof. Brian Greenwood
Bart Knols, Malaria World, November 28, 2010
Malaria elimination campaign starts in December
The Tide online newspaper, November 26, 2010
A fight to the death
Alun Anderson, The Economist, November 22, 2010
Thailand: Who will fund the drive to beat malaria?
Ann Morgan, the guardian, November 22, 2010
Ezekiel Emanuel in Senegal
Ben Brophy, Malaria Policy Center, November 19, 2010
Malarial drug resistance spreads in Asia
AFP, November 18, 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo joins malaria initiative
Chris Thomas, USAID - IMPACT blog, November 17, 2010
Malaria remains a top killer
Jana-Mari Smith, AllAfrica.com, November 16, 2010
BBC get it wrong on malaria
Simon Moss, The Global Poverty Project, November 15, 2010
Malaria control versus elimination: a conversation with Dave Smith
Andrea Titus, CDDEP epidemonomics blog, November 9, 2010
Ambassador Gbeho inaugurates task force on malaria elimination in Ecowas States
AllAfrica.com, November 5, 2010
Senegal’s success brings new hope to malaria control in Western Africa
Roll Back Malaria, Relief Web, November 4, 2010
Control versus elimination – the great malaria debate
IRIN, November 1, 2010
October 2010
Thoughts on elimination
Malaria Matters, Global Post, October 31, 2010
Malaria eradication an aspiration not a priority
Onome Akpogheneta, TropIKA, October 27, 2010
Malaria fight need not depend on DDT
Cesar Chelala, Gulf Times, October 24, 2010
WHO recognizes elimination of malaria in Turkmenistan
Trend, October 20, 2010
Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War
J.R. McNeill, The Washington Post, October 18, 2010
DDT effective in fight against malaria
Minister Leslie Ramsammy, Kaieteur News, October 17, 2010
Progress with certification of malaria elimination in Turkmenistan and Armenia
WHO Regional Office for Europe, October 14, 2010
Strengthening cross-border collaboration on malaria elimination
WHO Regional Office for Europe, October 14, 2010
Will malaria parasites defy elimination?
Bill Brieger, MalariaFreeFuture, October 10, 2010
Learning to live with malaria
Sonia Shah, The New York Times, October 8, 2010
Headscarf to fight malaria
Guy Delauney, BBC Health, October 8, 2010
Migration from Indian sub-continent risks spreading malaria into Oman
Richard Thomas, TheWeek, October 4, 2010
Malaria investments at risk
Malaria Matters, Global Post, October 3, 2010
Efforts against drug-resistant malaria along Thai-Cambodian border show progress, but more aggressive approach needed
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, October 1, 2010
Malaria funding falling short
Ania Lichtarowicz, BBC News Health, October 1, 2010
Zambia, Namibia and Angola launch joint efforts to fight malaria
Global Times, October 1, 2010
September 2010
Thai-Cambodia border faces serious challenge in malaria control
Bernama.com, September 30, 2010
Ministry of Health unveils new malaria logo
The Botswana Gazette, September 22, 2010
Malaria fight saves 750,000 lives, report finds
Reuters, September 14, 2010
Botswana: Malaria cases decline
Ndingililo Gaoswediwe, ReliefWeb, September 14, 2010
Christian Aid launches new Malaria Initiative in Zambia
Christian Aid, ReliefWeb, September 13, 2010
Gates Foundation shakes up science with goal to end malaria
Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, September 9, 2010
Malaria elimination campaign launched
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho, Mmegi online, September 10, 2010
City hospitals join fight to rid China of malaria
Cal Wenjun, ShanghaiDaily.com, September 3, 2010
Malaria-related deaths on the decline as NMCP registers success
Daily Observer, September 2, 2010
New drug holds promise in malaria battle
Jacob P. Koshy, livemint.com, September 2, 2010
Report finds some donated malaria drugs are being stolen, resold in Africa
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, September 1, 2010
August 2010
Global Fund to extend anti-malaria program
Om Astha Rai, Republica, August 30, 2010
Sucking big time
Johanna D. Poblete, Business World Weekender, August 26, 2010
World Mosquito Day 2010
Malaria No More United Kingdom, August 20, 2010
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative announces collaboration to develop a new malaria vaccine approach targeted at Plasmodium vivax
MVI PATH, August 18, 2010
Antibiotics could vaccinate against malaria, says study
Duncan Mboya, SciDev.net, August 16, 2010
Malaria elimination in the Philippines
Gil dela Cruz, August 16, 2010
MOZIZA RCM established
August 16, 2010
Mathematical model projects potential impact of current tools fighting malaria in Africa
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, August 13, 2010
Malaria goals cannot be met with existing weapons
Priya Shetty, SciDev.net, August 12, 2010
Can malaria be beaten?
Jeremy Laurance, The Independent, August 5, 2010
July 2010
Nets, mobility and universal coverage
Bill Brieger, malariafreefuture.org, July 31, 2010
Philippines: Bordering areas unite vs malaria
Sun.Star, July 29, 2010
The link between tax reform and malaria
Te-Ping Chen, Global Poverty, July 27, 2010
Two African countries on the road to eradicating malaria
Afrique en ligne, July 23, 2010
Malaria: The 500,000-year-old ‘fever’ that won’t die
wbur.org/npr, July 20, 2010
Proactive testing to prevent spread of malaria in Indonesia
Edward Carwardine, UNICEF, July 16, 2010
Scientists create a mosquito that’s ‘malaria proof’
Eric Bland, Science on MSNBC, July 15, 2010
The tenacious buzz of malaria
Sonia Shah, The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2010
Humans first acquired malaria parasites 2.5 million years ago
InfoZine, July 9, 2010
Why can’t we rid the world of malaria?
Mark Honigsbaum, Telegraph.co.uk, July 8, 2010
Who controls malaria control?
Awa-Marie Coll-Seck, Nature, July 7, 2010
Dengue, not malaria, is Sri Lanka’s most serious mosquito-borne disease
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA, July 6, 2010
Eradication campaigns – past and present
Malaria Matters, Global Post, July 5, 2010
June 2010
Disease elimination: when is it a realistic prospect?
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA.net, June 28, 2010
Efforts to contain drug-resistant malaria near Thai-Cambodian border appear to be working
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, June 28, 2010
Sri Lanka: complete malaria eradication by 2015
Daily News, June 28, 2010
Is demand for organic cotton contributing to malaria in Africa?
Courtni Vecchiarelli, Justmeans.com, June 27, 2010
Can Zanzibar eliminate malaria? Only the health ministry can decide
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA.net, June 25, 2010
Human migration maps reveal global flow of malaria
SciDev.net, June 25, 2010
Comprehensive, integrated and hopefully not neglected
Malaria Matters, Global Post, June 19, 2010
Malaria drug resistance widening
The Australian Associated Press, June 18, 2010
Morocco certified malaria free
Ted Purlain, Vaccine News Daily.com, June 16, 2010
United States increases to $32 million assistance to fight malaria
ANGOP, June 16, 2010
New infectious diseases a challenge to MDG success
Neena Bhandari, InterPress Service, June 11, 2010
Battling a scourge
Alex Perry, TIME, June 10, 2010
Some hopeful signs in the War on Malaria, but a long way to go
Joseph Treaster, The Huffington Post, June 9, 2010
Australian scientists find treatment to block malaria mosquito infection
Lin Li, English.news.cn, June 3, 2010
Drug resistance: malaria treatment methods to change
The Times of India, June 3, 2010
How I removed malaria from 12.6 km2 of Sudan
Bart Knols, Th!nkAboutIt, June 2, 2010
May 2010
Tools, tools, tools…but what about strategy?
Bart Knols, Malaria World, May 30, 2010
The man who saved Brazil
Bart Knols, Th!nkaboutit, May 27, 2010
Azerbaijani and Georgian doctors conduct actions against malaria in border regions
Trend, May 25, 2010
Strategy to eliminate malaria by 2019
Sadeq Al-Wesabi, Zawya, May 25, 2010
Malaria team reports success in Brisbane
Solomon Star, May 21, 2010
Chemical sweep yields hope in malaria battle
France 24, May 20, 2010
Climate change is ‘distraction’ on malaria spread
Richard Black, BBC News, May 20, 2010
Don’t sweat it
The Economist online, May 19, 2010
Scientists: malaria control to overcome disease’s spread as climate warms
Aaron Hoover, University of Florida News, May 19, 2010
Malaria cases said to be declining
Solomon Times Online, May 17, 2010
WHO: Strengthen surveillance at the regional level to eliminate malaria
Trixie Carter, Solomon Star, May 17, 2010
Science Special Issue reports on malaria
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, May 14, 2010
Targeting malaria hotspots
Emerging Health Threats Forum, May 14, 2010
In Africa, mosquito nets go unused
Sonia Shah, Winnipeg Free Press, May 13, 2010
Zim’s malaria time bomb
Claire Keeton, Times Live, May 9, 2010
Beating malaria without using DDT
Cesar Chelala, The WIP, May 4, 2010
Local malaria team to attend summit
Solomon Star, May 1, 2010
April 2010
Tulane researchers call for eliminating malaria in Haiti and Dominican Republic
Science Blog, April 28, 2010
News outlets continue malaria coverage
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, April 27, 2010
New malaria fellowship program launched
The University of Queensland News, April 27, 2010
Holding the line in battle against malaria
Richard Tren and Donald Roberts, Business Day, April 26, 2010
Vanuatu and Solomon Islands reduces malaria by half
Radio Australia, April 26, 2010
Winning the war against malaria
Alex Ellgee, The Irrawaddy, April 24, 2010
President’s Malaria Initiative releases 6-year malaria strategy
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, April 23, 2010
WHO: More funds needed to tackle malaria
Sifynews, April 23, 2010
WHO reaffirms support to Gambia’s anti-malaria fight
Modou Baldeh, Today, April 23, 2010
Optimism grows as target is in sight
Andrew Jack, Financial Times, April 22, 2010
Ghana said to be at control stage of malaria program
Ghana Business News, April 21, 2010
Eritrea: Strenuous endeavors underway to put malaria under total control
AllAfrica.com, April 20, 2010
Report details progress in fighting malaria in Africa
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, April 20, 2010
Nations work toward aim of zero malaria deaths by 2015
VOA News.com, April 19, 2010
Angola: Malaria cases dropped considerably
ANGOP, April 18, 2010
Short-circuiting malaria
Daniel Lyons, Newsweek, April 9, 2010
Nigeria: We’re recording gains against malaria
Charles Kumolu, AllAfrica.com, April 7, 2010
March 2010
Stopping malaria with a chastity belt
Judith Reitman, Miller-McCune, March 30, 2010
‘Super mosquitoes’ could fight malaria with a bite
Thair Shaikh, CNN, March 20, 2010
Report highlights gains in malaria fight, documents need for more funding
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, March 19, 2010
Health officials using World Cup to fight malaria
Scott Stearns, VOA News.com, March 17, 2010
Workshop on upgrading of national strategy for malaria control launched – Yemen
Yemen News Agency (Saba Net), March 14, 2010
Ghana Malaria Control Program Manager calls on private sector to help bridge the ITN gap
Business Ghana, March 12, 2010
WHO’s updated malaria guidelines include rapid diagnosis, New ACT
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, March 10, 2010
Malaria, AIDS, TB in retreat: Global Fund
Jonathan Lynn, Reuters, March 8, 2010
Why are experts worried about a possible new strain of drug-resistant malaria?
Thin Lei Win, AlertNet, March 8, 2010
Climate change one factor in malaria spread
Science Blog, March 2, 2010
February 2010
Final battle to eradicate remaining sting of malaria
The Sunday Times, February 28, 2010
Minister of Health: Malaria remains top public health challenge in Gambia
Afrique en ligne, February 25, 2010
Can we really eradicate malaria?
Sarah Boseley’s Global Health Blog, February 22, 2010
Malaria Eliminators of the Asia Pacific Meet in Sri Lanka
Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, February 19, 2010
Malaria: a scourge as old as King Tut
John Noble Wilford, The New York Times, February 19, 2010
Where malaria still kills
Photos by Adam Nadel/Malaria Consortium, The New York Times
Tanzania: We can kick out malaria
Paul Owere, The Citizen, February 15, 2010
Pharmaceutical expert hails country’s malaria fight
Irene V. Nambi, AllAfrica.com, February 11, 2010
Abu Dhabi donates $25 million to fighting malaria
AFP, February 10, 2010
Big drop in malaria cases for Temotu
Solomon Times Online, February 10, 2010
Findings of poor quality malaria drugs in Africa add to artemisinin-resistance worries
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, February 9, 2010
Myanmar: WHO warns of tolerance to anti-malaria drug
IRIN News, February 4, 2010
Swaziland malaria control unit more than ready
Faith Vilakati, Swazi Observer, February 1, 2010
White House proposes 9% increase in global health funding
Betsy McKay, The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2010
January 2010
United Arab Emirates keeps up guard against malaria
Matt Kwong, The National, January 31, 2010
Tanzania intensifies fight against malaria
Alvar Mwakyusa, ThisDay, January 25, 2010
New malaria vaccine described as “complementary”
Patrick Adams, TropIKA.net, January 20, 2010
Pharmaceutical company GSK increases its efforts to fight malaria
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, January 20, 2010
Media outlets examine efforts to develop malaria vaccines
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, January 19, 2010
Hopes for a new kind of malaria vaccine
Maia Szalavitz, TIME, January 15, 2010
Genetic mapping completed of plant that is the source of key antimalarial drug
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA.net, January 14, 2010
Malaria is still a big threat
Cosmas Butunyi, Daily Nation, January 3, 2010
