Tropics

National Malaria Research Programme

Link: 
http://www.malaria.org.za/
This site includes GIS data to assist in mapping the risk of malaria in the Southern African region.

Research Sheds New Light On Malaria Parasite

Researchers have provided the first evidence that malaria parasite development in the always-changing environment of a human host is strikingly different to how it develops in the more consistent surroundings of a laboratory.

Travel-related risks pose unique malaria threat in South Africa

Malaria remains one of the leading causes of infection, morbidity and mortality in Africa. It is estimated between 300 and 500 million new cases are reported worldwide every year, and malaria causes one million childhood deaths annually.

Fighting Malaria - the right way

The fight against malaria has scored a major victory. The U.S. Agency for International Development has elected to use nearly half of its budget to buy proven interventions against the disease, which affects 500 million people and kills more than a million children around the world each year.

Measuring success: malaria control and its impact on child anaemia in Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria accounts for 18 percent of child deaths. A number of major programmes, led by the Roll Back Malaria movement, aim to control and reduce malaria in Africa.

The deadly rise of urban malaria

Malaria kills millions around the globe and until recently was believed to be a disease of rural areas, since the Anopheles mosquito - which transmits the deadly parasite between people - breeds in stagnant waters. But now, scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in the UK are issuing a global alert that urban malaria is a new, emerging tropical disease.

Report Calls for Better Malaria Data

A new analysis into the quality of Mozambique malaria data has found that despite the fact that malaria is the principle cause of morbidity and mortality, much of the data is of poor quality. However, a good health information system (HIS) at district, provincial and national levels crucial for basing decision-making.