News and Media - 2009 Archive
December 2009
Zambia: 2009 in review: Anti-malaria drive pays off
Doreen Nawa Gethsemane Mwizabi, Times of Zambia, December 21, 2009
Scientists use cell phone records to predict spread of malaria
Aaron Hoover, University of Florida News, December 16, 2009
WHO: Malaria may be down by half in some countries
USA Today, December 15, 2009
Malaria progress shows development aid for health works
World Health Organization, Press Release, December 15, 2009
Congress passes malaria funding
Ben Brophy, Malaria Policy Center, December 14, 2009
Saving lives with SMS for Life
PR Newswire, December 14, 2009
Carter Center works to eradicate malaria in Haiti, Dominican Republic
Kane Farabaugh, Voice of America, December 9, 2009
Botswana and Namibia seal health deal /// link is no longer available
Botswana Press Agency (BOPA), December 7, 2009
November 2009
Advances in tropical medicine and global health highlighted at ASTMH event
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA.net, November 25, 2009
Working together to combat malaria
Solomon Star, November 23, 2009
Malaria experts call on U.S. Government to increase support for research and development
Marin2008, PR-CANADA.NET, November 20, 2009
Botswana government reintroduces DDT to eradicate malaria
Maranyane Gwanaamotho, The Zimbabwean, November 19, 2009
Winning the fight against malaria one nation at a time [audio available]
Jim Middleton interviewing Sir Richard Feachem, Radio Australia, November 19, 2009
Biomed Analysis: To control or eradicate malaria?
Priya Shetty, Science and Development Network blog, November 18, 2009
Are Sterile Mosquitoes the Answer to Malaria Elimination?
Science Daily, November 17, 2009
Seven million dollars to fight malaria
The Honorable Stephen Smith MP with Nicola Roxon MP, Joint Press Release, November 16, 2009
In a malaria hot spot, resistance to a key drug
Christopher Shay, TIME, November 14, 2009
Squashing Malaria: Advances in Research and Prevention
Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, November 13, 2009
SADC seeks malaria elimination
Botswana Press Agency (BOPA), November 10, 2009
Kenya government hopeful it can eliminate malaria by 2017
David Njagi, AllAfrica.com, November 9, 2009
China adopts “malaria diplomacy” as part of Africa push
Tan Ee Lyn, Reuters, November 5, 2009
Transmission-blocking vaccines push towards eradication
Priya Shetty, TropIKA, November 5, 2009
Malaria conference begins in Nairobi, will highlight outlook for experimental malaria vaccine
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, November 2, 2009
Need for biomedical research in malaria eradication
Zee News, India, November 1, 2009
October 2009
New tools and interventions can help in eradicating malaria
News Medical Net, October 31, 2009
Malaria Elimination and Eradication: Starting as We Mean to Continue
Richard Feachem, Expert Blog, Malaria World, October 30, 2009
The Role of Biomedical Research in Malaria Eradication
NIAID Media Release, October 30, 2009
Malaria parasite’s resistance to top drug grows
Tan Ee Lyn, Reuters, Hong Kong, October 23, 2009
Africa gets $110 million to fight malaria
TMCNews, October 21, 2009
Imagine something more, to end malaria
Linda Bloom, Relief Web, October 17, 2009
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter seeks to eliminate malaria in Hispaniola
Greg Bluestein, Associated Press, October 7, 2009
September 2009
Africa: Leaders Unite to Meet UN Malaria Eradication Targets
UN News Services (via AllAfrica), September 25, 2009
Africa launches ambitious initiative against malaria
Scott Stearns, Voice of America News, September 24, 2009
Malaria under control in Botswana
Botswana Press Agency (BOPA), September 17, 2009
Mixed news on malaria
Paul Chinnok, TropIKA.net, September 10, 2009
Progress Against Malaria
Gates Foundation, Living Proof Project, September 2, 2009
Malaria in Sao Tome and Principe: Challenges in the final push to eradicate malaria // link is no longer available
Mercedes Sayagues, Reuters and AlertNet, September 1, 2009
August 2009
U.S. Government to supply 80% of Angola’s malaria medicines to assist in malaria elimination efforts
ANGOP (Agencia AngolaPress), August 25, 2009
Ghana Seeks to Eliminate Malaria, Health Minister Says
Medical News Today, August 6, 2009
Feingold, Wicker Launch Senate Working Group on Malaria
Senator Roger Wicker, August 6, 2009
Drug-Resistant Malaria Has Emerged in Cambodia
Science Daily, August 4, 2009
July 2009
Scientists Get Closer to Malaria Vaccine
CBS News, July 30, 2009
Malaria becoming more drug resistant
Katharine Sanderson, Nature News, July 29, 2009
Indoor Residual Spraying Will Never Eliminate Malaria in Ghana
Constance Afiriyie, Modern Ghana, July 4, 2009
June 2009
WHO announces Dr. Robert D. Newman as the new director of the Global Malaria Program
Ben Brophy, Malaria Policy Center, June 17, 2009
Gambia Host Sub-Regional Conference on Malaria
The Point, The Gambia, June 12, 2009
NEA is stepping up operations in malaria-affected clusters in S'pore
Lian Cheong/Lynda, Channel NewsAsia, June 9, 2009
Charting malaria’s demise // starts on page 4
Eliza Barclay, Global Health Magazine, Summer Issue
May 2009
Seize the opportunity to shrink the malaria map
Express 2/09 Newsletter, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, May 2009
UN seeks to ban DDT pesticide and still fight malaria
Reuters, May 6, 2009
UN agencies launches global effort to eradicate malaria
Daniel Ooko, Mathaba.net, May 6, 2009
April 2009
Eight Southern African Countries Team Up to Fight Malaria
Servaas van den Bosch, Inter Press Service, April 30, 2009
Global health experts release new guidance on malaria elimination
Kristen Bole, UCSF Public Affairs, Press Release, April 24, 2009
Can malaria deaths be eradicated by 2015?
Anouk Lorie, CNNhealth.com, April 24, 2009
Combating Malaria - Financial Times (London) special report
Friday, April 24, 2009
Goal of eliminating malaria in sights – experts
Jonathan Lynn, Reuters, April 24, 2009
Target: Malaria
Op-ed by Peter Chernin, Wall Street Journal Online, April 24, 2009
Subsidy plan seeks to cut malaria drug cost
Donald G. McNeil, Jr., The New York Times, April 17, 2009
March 2009
Most detailed malaria map ever highlights hope and challenges facing global community
Craig Brierly, Wellcome Trust, Press Release, March 23, 2009
February 2009
Drug-resistant malaria threatens eradication efforts
Meredith Griffiths, The World Today, ABC, Australia, February 26, 2009
Global Fund against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis extends work in Pacific
Radio New Zealand International, February 22, 2009
Seven cases of malaria reported in Durban
IOL News, South Africa, February 16, 2009
Bill Gates: Mosquitos, Malaria and Education [video]
TED Talks, February 11, 2009
Malaria to be 'wiped out by 2060'
Chris Barrett, Brisbane Times, Australia, February 10, 2009
New network aims to eliminate malaria in Asian and Pacific regions
Paul Chinnock, TropIKA, February 10, 2009
Experts meet to fight malaria threat
TV New Zealand, February 10, 2009
Solomons' reveals plan to try and rid the country of malaria
Radio New Zealand International, February 9, 2009
Malaria eradication specialists meet in Brisbane
ABC News, Australia, February 9, 2009
'There's no reason only poor people should get malaria:' the moment Bill Gates released jar of mosquitoes at packed conference
David Gardner, Daily Mail, UK, February 6, 2009
Australian scientists discover possible new treatment for malaria
Timothy McDonald, ABC Radio, Australia, February 3, 2009
January 2009
Millions to get malaria help by 2010
Sydney Morning Herald, January 31, 2009

