Junior high school students visit the mosquito ecology research facility in Ghana

Posted 26th July 2024 by Divine Dzokoto

In an exciting educational initiative, a select group of students from University Staff Village Junior High School visited Target Malaria Ghana’s newly commissioned Mosquito Ecology Research Facility at the University…

Y chromosome shredding in Anopheles gambiae: a new genetic sexing strain reveals novel insight into the biology of synthetic sex ratio distorters

Posted 18th July 2024 by Matteo Vitale

There are naturally occurring genetic elements, known as sex ratio meiotic drive, which can influence the sex ratio of offspring, favouring either the male or female sex. These elements have…

What would a malaria-free future look like?

Posted 12th July 2024 by Ndeye Mane Sall

Malaria has affected the world throughout history. The World Health Organization states that the debilitating disease affected 249 million people in 2022 alone, and resulted in 608,000 deaths, all of…

The Great Exhibition Road Festival 2024

Posted 19th June 2024 by Lorraine Gibson

The Great Exhibition Road Festival is a free annual celebration of science and the arts each summer in South Kensington, led by Imperial College London. This year the event took…

Target Malaria team participates in biodiversity negotiations (SBSTTA-26)

Posted 14th June 2024 by Sithembile Mwamakamba

Country delegates and observers met May 13-18 in Nairobi, Kenya to lay the foundations for the robust implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), its 23 targets for 2030,…

Joining the Malaria Technical Expert Collective

Posted 30th May 2024 by Dr Federica Bernadini

I was recently invited to join the Malaria Technical Expert Collective (MTEC), a newly established group derived from Malaria No More UK. MTEC aims to bring together researchers, policymakers and…

Designs on field testing of gene drive for malaria control

Posted 24th May 2024 by Dr. John Connolly

As our programme of research and development steadily progresses in the lab, we have also been thinking about how best to test our gene drive technology in field trials. Over…

Africa Day 2024

Posted 24th May 2024 by Aminah Alhamdu

The 25th of May 2024 is Africa Day, a worldwide celebration of the African continent and an opportunity to commemorate Africa-wide efforts towards a malaria-free future. This year, we deliberated…

Where gene drive fits into WHO’s new Global Malaria Programme operational strategy

Posted 16th May 2024 by Mouhamed Drabo

On the 23rd of April 2024, WHO published an updated operational strategy for its Global Malaria Programme for the years 2024-2030. The Global Malaria Programme was initially guided by a…

What is the role of a Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Officer in Ghana?

Posted 9th May 2024 by Divine Sewornu Dzokoto

In the ever-evolving contemporary landscape of communication, the role of a Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Officer holds significant importance, especially in countries like Ghana, where diverse communities and stakeholders actively…

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Junior high school students visit the mosquito ecology research facility in Ghana

Y chromosome shredding in Anopheles gambiae: a new genetic sexing strain reveals novel insight into the biology of synthetic sex ratio distorters

What would a malaria-free future look like?

The Great Exhibition Road Festival 2024

Target Malaria team participates in biodiversity negotiations (SBSTTA-26)

Joining the Malaria Technical Expert Collective

Designs on field testing of gene drive for malaria control

Africa Day 2024

Where gene drive fits into WHO’s new Global Malaria Programme operational strategy

What is the role of a Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Officer in Ghana?

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