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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 14h

Global health at risk as funding cuts threaten fight against AIDS, TB, and #malaria

MSF is already witnessing deadly consequences as vital global health funders withdraw from places where they work.
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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 2d

#VIDEO - Watch the recorded APMEN malaria webinar "Outdoor parasite transmission - a challenge for #malaria control"

Watch this webinar: www.malariaworld.org/events/video...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 7d

Unicef - Towards a malaria-free future for children

Ethiopia rolls out new #malaria #vaccine integrated with mass distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

Read more: www.malariaworld.org/news/towards...

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 8d

Wits University - At least one more governmental seat for #Africa: stronger voice, better health

It is time to increase Africa’s governmental representation on the governing board of the #GlobalFund to fight AIDS, TB and #malaria.

www.malariaworld.org/news/at-leas...

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 8d

Announcing the #GlobalFund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and #Malaria Eighth Replenishment Summit, on Friday, 21 November 2025, from 15:00 to 18:30 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 13d

Job opportunity for Postdoctoral fellows to study the biology of malaria parasites at the University of South Florida, USA

Read more and how to apply: www.malariaworld.org/jobs/postdoc...

#jobopportunity #nowhiring #vacancy #malaria #postdoc

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 13d

#PODCAST Malaria Poverty and Politics - The tyranny of Defeat, Distraction and Dependency

#Malaria elimination is still a distant dream in Africa. This episode discusses how we can get away from the tyranny of Defeat, Distraction and Dependency.

www.malariaworld.org/blogs/podcas...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 15d

Coming up soon! #Webinar 25 September 2025 08:30 – 10:00 CET: Global guidance on the prevention of re-establishment of #malaria transmission

WHO and APMEN, hosted by APLMA, are convening this high-level webinar.
www.malariaworld.org/events/webin...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 15d

Video: Watch the recorded APMEN online #training for vector surveillance 2025 - Day 3

Vector control is the single most effective intervention for achieving a reduction in malaria transmission in most #malaria endemic countries of the world.
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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 15d

Video: Watch the recorded APMEN online #training for vector surveillance 2025 - Day 2

Vector control is the single most effective intervention for achieving a reduction in #malaria transmission in most malaria endemic countries of the world.
www.malariaworld.org/events/video...

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 15d

Video: Watch the recorded APMEN #training for vector surveillance 2025 - Day 1

Vector control is the single most effective intervention for achieving a reduction in #malaria transmission in most malaria endemic countries of the world.
www.malariaworld.org/events/video...

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 15d

Read here the latest #OpenAccess MalariaWorld journal article "Clinical spectrum and complications of Plasmodium #vivax #malaria: A retrospective study from Delhi, India".

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 20d

Gavi - Malaria education could reduce cases by over a fifth, study finds

A trial in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire shows that teaching prevention strategies alongside the use of bed-nets reduced #malaria cases as effectively as spraying homes with ...
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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 21d

FROM WHO - Malaria surveillance, monitoring and evaluation: a reference manual

This manual provides comprehensive guidance on making #malaria surveillance a core intervention across all transmission settings.
#worldhealthorganization

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 27d

Burkina Faso's government smashes its trustworthiness over #transgenic #mosquitoes

APA news, Business Insider Africa and pulselive Kenya are reporting a setback for the malaria-vector gene drive project Target Malaria.

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 27d

University of California San Francisco - How a #malaria-fighting breakthrough provides lasting protection.

WHO has recommended a relatively new class of insecticide that offers protection for up to a year against mosquitoes that spread malaria...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 28d

#MWJ ARTICLE - OPEN ACCESS "Issues associated with #malaria self-#medication in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis".

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · 28d

Here is yet another #malaria minute #podcast: "The Goldilocks Dose - Modulating #mosquito diet to control malaria

Listen here: www.malariaworld.org/news/podcast...

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Sep 4

Doherty Institute - New blood test tracks malaria antibodies at work. A simple lab test, could help explain why some people are naturally protected from deadly #malaria while others aren’t, and improve vaccine development.
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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Sep 3

University of Oxford - Tracking resistance: Mapping the spread of #drug-resistant #malaria

Dr Lucy Harrison, postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University, reflects on the global impact of the mosquito and her research into malaria drug resistance.
www.malariaworld.org/blogs/tracki...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Sep 2

The New York Times - New #malaria case prompts testing of mosquitoes in New Jersey, #USA

A Morris County resident may have contracted the illness locally, which would be the first known instance in decades of someone being exposed while in the state.
www.malariaworld.org/news/new-mal...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Sep 1

Listen here to the latest Johns Hopkins Malaria Minute Special #Podcast: Hackathons for #malaria genetic epidemiology (with Bryan Greenhouse)

How do you turn vast amounts of genetic data into actionable insight – efficiently and accurately?
www.malariaworld.org/news/podcast...

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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Sep 1

Gates Notes -When #malaria was an #American problem

By #BIllGates - "This is how a parasite helped build the CDC and changed public health forever."
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MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Aug 26

News Medical - Researchers find plasma donors with broad #malaria protection

Researchers from NIMR in Tanzania and the University of Copenhagen first identified donors with immune plasma able to prevent many diverse PfEMP1 variants from binding to EPCR.
www.malariaworld.org/news/researc...

MalariaWorld @malariaworld.bsky.social · Aug 26

WHO Guidelines for Malaria (13 August 2025)

The WHO guidelines for #malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform.
Read more & download the Guidelines: www.malariaworld.org/blogs/who-gu...

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