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Disparities in malaria risk and resilience amongst rural populations in western Burkina Faso

Posted 19th May 2021 by Dr. Abdoul Azize Millogo

Burkina Faso, in West Africa, is among ten countries with the highest incidence of malaria in the world. According to the national Ministry of Health, the disease accounts for 43%…

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Research must be a collaborative effort

Posted 15th April 2021 by Dr. Léa Paré Toé

Although interest in medical science has significantly increased over the past year, with COVID-19 igniting daily dinner time debates on the importance of innovation, research, and vaccination, there is still…

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Results from months of monitoring following the first release of non gene drive genetically modified mosquitoes in Africa

Posted 31st March 2021 by Dr. Abdoulaye Diabaté

On July 1, 2019, Target Malaria in collaboration with the National Institute of Health Sciences (the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé-IRSS) proceeded with the small-scale release of…

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Investigating potential harms from the use of gene drive mosquitoes to fight malaria

Posted 29th March 2021 by Dr. John Connolly

Target Malaria’s mission is to develop and share new, cost-effective and sustainable genetic technologies to modify mosquitoes and reduce malaria transmission in Africa. With the technology still in progress in…

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Fighting malaria in the field through entomology

Posted 24th March 2021 by Dr. Frédéric Tripet

Malaria entomology is the study of the biology and ecology of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria. For a project like Target Malaria, which aims to combat the disease by targeting…

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Joining the GFAN 2021-22 Speakers Bureau

Posted 12th March 2021 by Krystal Birungi

On March 2, the Global Fund Advocates Network launched its 2021-22 Speakers Bureau. I am thrilled to have been selected as part of a cohort of committed speakers to share…

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Draw the line against malaria!

Posted 25th February 2021 by Kadiatou Sanogo

Over the past few decades, 1.5 billion malaria cases were prevented and 7.6 million lives worldwide were saved. Progress has been impressive, but the disease is fighting back. The number…

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Using DNA barcodes in the fight against malaria

Posted 10th February 2021 by Dr Fred Aboagye-Antwi

Target Malaria researchers at the University of Ghana have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Oxford and the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph, Canada,…

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Making Target Malaria’s science accessible to kids

Posted 3rd February 2021 by Mark Benedict

Stakeholder engagement is one of Target Malaria’s three pillars. The project wants to make sure that local communities and other stakeholders understand the research we are conducting and the technology…

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Co-Developing a common glossary with stakeholders

Posted 27th January 2021 by Wilfrid I. Meda

Target Malaria’s commitment to a co-development approach means that participating communities’ views, concerns and expectations are taken into account for all project activities. Because the project works across different countries…

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