Research and Markets has announced the availability of a new report, that presents a detailed analysis of the Malaria diagnostics market in the US, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) and Japan. Current scientific views on the Malaria definition, epidemiology and etiology are also reviewed. The report is entitled "The 2011 Malaria Diagnostics Market: US, Europe, JapanTest Volume and Sales … [Read more...]
Malaria Drug Tariff’s Hindering Malaria Relief
The Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project (M-TAP), a two-year research and advocacy program recently released a report that shows the vast majority of the world’s malaria-endemic countries continue to maintain import tariffs on essential commodities used in the fight against malaria, including bednets, anti-malarial medicines, insecticides used in indoor residual spraying (IRS), IRS pumps, … [Read more...]
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joins Malaria Initiative
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) became the 16th focus country of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and one of the most important, after having joined the Initiative on November 16, 2010. The DRC is the second largest and third most populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 95 percent of the population – some 69 million people – live in malaria endemic areas and … [Read more...]
Sanaria Wins $3M Grant for Development of Malaria Vaccine
Sanaria has won a three-year, $3 million phase 2 Small Business Research Innovation grant from the National Institutes of Health to further develop its malaria vaccine. The money will support research by scientists at the Rockville company and its partner, Columbia University, according to Sanaria information. The new grant continues earlier NIH-supported efforts at Sanaria and Columbia to … [Read more...]
In Agartala, India, Malaria Claims More Soldiers Than Bullets Do
Agartala, Indi -- Malaria poses a bigger threat than insurgents and smugglers to Border Security Force (BSF) men posted along India's northeastern border with Bangladesh, with many dying of the disease every year, say security officials. "On an average, five to six BSF personnel died of malaria every year on the Tripura border alone. No one was killed by insurgents during the past three years," … [Read more...]
Interview with Peter Agre, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Director
Peter Agre is director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, which celebrates its 10th birthday this year. Before turning his focus to malaria, Agre won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003 for his discovery of aquaporins, water channels in cell membranes. Agre spends a third of his year in regions of the world where malaria is endemic, mostly in Zimbabwe and rural Zambia, but he has … [Read more...]
Seaweed May Hold Secrets to Fighting Malaria
A group of chemical compounds used by a species of tropical seaweed to ward off fungus attacks may have promising antimalarial properties for humans. The compounds are part of a unique chemical signaling system that seaweeds use to battle enemies – and that may provide a wealth of potential new pharmaceutical compounds. Using a novel analytical process, researchers at the Georgia … [Read more...]
Fighting Malaria with Oil and Fungus
Mosquitoes transmit the parasite, Plasmodium, that causes malaria, one the deadliest diseases on Earth. Recent research could turn the tables on the mosquitoes by using fungal parasites to kill them before they can do any damage. 800px-Larve_de_moustique Some species of fungus feed on the mosquitoes before they even develop into their flying stage. Mosquitoes live in the water before turning … [Read more...]
Professor Working on Malaria Vaccine that Will Inoculate Mosquitos When They Bite People
The same menace that spreads malaria – the mosquito bite – could help wipe out the deadly disease, according to researchers working on a new vaccine at Tulane University. The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative(MVI), established in 1999 through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced today a collaboration with Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine … [Read more...]
Global Fund Responds to News Stories About Corruption in Grant Spending
Officials from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are criticizing recent media reports of misuse of Global Fund grants. They say the reports are based on incidents that occurred and were acted on last year and contain no new revelations. The media reports claim corruption is taking a big bite out of the billions of dollars of grant money disbursed by the Global Fund. And, … [Read more...]