The world risks losing its most potent treatment for malaria unless steps are quickly taken to prevent the development and spread of drug resistant parasites, according to a new action plan released today by WHO and Roll Back Malaria partnership (RBM). The Global plan for artemisinin resistance containment outlines the necessary actions to contain and prevent resistance to artemisinins, … [Read more...]
WHO’s World Malaria Report Shows Rapid Progress Toward Targets
A massive scale-up in malaria control programmes between 2008 and 2010 has resulted in the provision of enough insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) to protect more than 578 million people at risk of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Indoor residual spraying has also protected 75 million people, or 10% of the population at risk in 2009. The World Malaria Report 2010 describes how the drive … [Read more...]
Against Malaria Foundation
Malaria.com recommends the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) to help raise money and awareness of malaria around the world. 100% of the money received by the foundation buys bed nets at the world's lowest prices, and every donation is linked to a distribution so you can see where your net goes. The Against Malaria Foundation was established in 2004, and in 2005 launched the first "World Swim … [Read more...]
Evolution of Malaria-Transmitting Mosquitoes
Researchers have found that the major malaria-transmitting mosquito species, Anopheles gambiae, is evolving into two separate species with different traits, a development that could both complicate malaria control efforts and potentially require new disease prevention methods. A. gambiae is the most common vector of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, where rates of the disease are highest. … [Read more...]
Anti-Infective Drugs Market to Reach $66 Billion by 2013, Says Report
The anti-infective drugs market will jump to $66 billion by 2013, according to a recently published report. Anti-infective drugs include: anti-viral therapeutics, antibiotics, anti-fungal agents and prophylactic treatments such as vaccines. Six infectious diseases -- pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrheal diseases, malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS -- account for half of all premature deaths worldwide. … [Read more...]
Research Leads to Promising Malaria Drug Candidate
A chemical that rid mice of malaria-causing parasites after a single oral dose may eventually become a new malaria drug if further tests in animals and people uphold the promise of early findings. The compound, NITD609, was developed by an international team of researchers including Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Ph.D., a grantee of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part … [Read more...]
NITD609 Compound May Be Promising Malaria Drug Candidate, Say Researchers
A chemical that rid mice of malaria-causing parasites after a single oral dose may eventually become a new malaria drug if further tests in animals and people uphold the promise of early findings. The compound, NITD609, was developed by an international team of researchers. “Although significant progress has been made in controlling malaria, the disease still kills nearly 1 million people every … [Read more...]