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Communicating with communities through microprogrammes

Posted 1^st March 2022 by Richard Ronny Linga and Divine Sewornu Dzokoto

Effective communication is critical to Target Malaria’s work in engaging with the communities most affected by malaria. We have found microprogrammes to be a very useful communications tool to inform…

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My appointment as a Fellow to the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Posted 22^nd February 2022 by Dr. Abdoulaye Diabaté

I am delighted to announce that I have been elected as a Fellow by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in recognition of my work and achievements. Founded in 1985,…

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The Pan-African Mosquito Association’s Women in Vector Control Excellence Awards

Posted 11^th February 2022 by Dr. Lea Pare Toe

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I am delighted to share that the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) has awarded me with a prize for the…

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Entomological results from the first release of non gene drive genetically modified sterile male mosquitoes in Africa

Posted 10^th February 2022 by Dr. Franck. A. Yao

On July 1, 2019 we reported that our team at the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso conducted the first ever release of…

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Ethical principles guiding Target Malaria’s engagement strategy

Posted 8^th February 2022 by Aaron J. Roberts

I am delighted that our paper on articulating the ethical principles guiding Target Malaria’s engagement strategy has been published in Malaria Journal. Since gene drive is a novel technology, there…

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New office building for the Target Malaria Mali team

Posted 25^th January 2022 by Dr. Mamadou Coulibaly

New year, new office announcement! We are delighted that the construction of the office for the Target Malaria Mali team is now finalised. Based at the heart of the Malaria…

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Expedition to collect mosquitoes in Uganda

Posted 13^th January 2022 by Dr. Martin Lukindu

Malaria represents a heavy economic and health burden for communities across Uganda, with 90% of its population at risk, and an average of $500 million annual economic loss due to…

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Reflections on 2021

Posted 11^th January 2022 by Professor Austin Burt

As 2022 begins I would like to take a moment to reflect on the milestones of the past year. Another year of the pandemic meant another year of adaptations and…

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World Malaria Report 2021: The WHO African Region amongst the hardest hit by malaria

Posted 15^th December 2021 by Hatouma Samoura

A child now dies of malaria every minute, and in almost all cases this child is in Africa. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s most recent World Malaria Report,…

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World Malaria Report 2021 – A more accurate picture of the malaria burden in Africa

Posted 6^th December 2021 by Professor Tom Churcher

Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published its annual World Malaria Report. The report shines a new light on the burden of malaria, using updated methodology to calculate the number…

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