Malaria Minute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. In a historic statement, the World Health Organisation confirms that Paraguay is free from malaria and a Ugandan scientist wins a major prize for bloodless malaria detection device.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Mystery illness kills 8 children in Uganda, €100bn available to European Scientists, the impact of the US Malaria Initiative is analysed in a new study and Kenyan researchers trial a new drug for pregnant women. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Rwanda defends its decision to enter into a £30 million sponsorship deal with Arsenal, bloodless malaria detecting device makes it into the final of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, the effect deforestation has on malaria and the launch of a month-long Anti-Malaria drive in Odisha. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. U.S. Veteran suffers long term damage from taking anti-malarial tablets, the secrets of how malaria became a human-killer and the University of Southern California announce the development of a prototype device capable of early-stage malaria detection.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Changes in a person’s body odour may help to identify them as infected with malaria, hygiene is the primary vaccine against child disease, The Rwandan Minister for Health says and mosquito spit primes your body for disease, so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Imperial College VP visits Ghana and Kenya to strengthen research ties, USAID newsletter focuses on infectious diseases, vaccines are pushing pathogens to evolve and climate change is harming children’s health. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Mosquitoes don’t just bite for food, they also bite to quench their thirst during drought, scientists identify core genes which enables P. Falciparum to survive and The Scripps Research Institute receives $12 million from the Gates Foundation.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Mosquitoes don’t just bite for food, they also bite to quench their thirst during drought, scientists identify core genes which enables P. Falciparum to survive and The Scripps Research Institute receives $12 million from the Gates Foundation.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Children beat malaria out of the community on World Malaria Day, the WHO say that the malaria response should get 'back on track', malaria cases increase in Venezuela and GSK fight malaria in the lab and on the ground. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. TV presenter and Malaria No More ambassador, Charlie Webster, to run London Marathon, the #BiInSci social media campaign and Prince Charles to become the new Head of The Commonwealth.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. ERC Advanced Grants offer Sweedish professor €2.5million to research the sex of malaria parasites, historic investments into Malaria R&D at the Malaria Summit in London and Andrew Mitchell on overseas aid.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The latest news about malaria. Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, says that increased investment in satellite surveillance is needed to eradicate malaria, South Africa issues malaria warning, Bayer pursues a novel insecticide ingredient and The Star newspaper in Kenya reports that 120,000 Kenyan children will receive the RTS,S vaccine this year. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute About us: Fight Malaria is a single source for all the information and educational resources you need to recognise the symptoms of malaria, learn more about the disease and prepare yourself to travel to malaria-endemic regions. Listen to the podcast: www.fightmalaria.co.uk/podcast Download the resources: www.fightmalaria.co.uk/download Website: www.fightmalaria.co.uk/ If you would like to contact us, please email: support@fightmalaria.co.uk

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Speakers encourage Commonwealth leaders to adopt new target of halving malaria cases at London's Malaria Summit, Bill Gates announces $4bn in new funding and HRH Prince of Wales on why eradicating malaria is so important. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Novartis injects $100 million into malaria drug research, residents in Abuja, Nigeria demands access to malaria vaccine and the World Health Organisation purchases new high-tech mosquito nets.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. MIT Researchers produce polymer gels using caffeine, malaria parasites are present in 23% of donor blood and children in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi will get the first dose of the RTS,S vaccine.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The British Scientist behind a ‘major malaria breakthrough’ and why three waves of drug-resistant malaria have emerged from one tiny region of Cambodia.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Winnie Mandela dies at 81, people across the world pay tribute to Martin Luther King, fifty years after his death and scientists explain why iron can sometimes worsen malaria.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Triclosan, an ingredient found in healthcare products, can inhibit target genes in the malaria parasite, Aardman Animations produce a malaria film and scientists discover a genetic fingerprint of proteins linked to deadly malaria strains.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. USAID’s Mark Green speaks to the Foreign Aid Committee, GSK employees enjoy a workout session by Joe Wicks (aka The Body Coach) to celebrate the GSK – Sport Relief Partnership and we present live coverage of Sport Relief 2018.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Changing meal times may be key to managing malaria, according to a new study. ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli jailed after defrauding investors, Lassa Fever breaks out in Nigeria and the launch of Sport Relief 2018.  More: https://www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute