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Stepping up GM insect research a ‘moral duty’ for UK says Lords committee

Posted 17th décembre 2015

Report concludes new technologies could save lives from diseases such as malaria, but says development is slowed by inadequate regulatory system

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Gene-Editing Technology Could Help Eradicate Malaria, Study Shows

Posted 17th décembre 2015

A groundbreaking but controversial new gene-editing technology is accelerating a push to eradicate malaria, with scientists recently identifying two ways to block mosquitoes from transmitting the killer disease.

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Eradicating disease

Posted 2nd novembre 2015

To exterminate a living species by accident is normally frowned on. To do so deliberately might thus seem an extraordinary sin. But if that species is Plasmodium falciparum, the sin…

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Fight intensifies against malaria

Posted 5th mai 2015

This will be a decisive year for malaria. From the jungles of the Greater Mekong or the urban shanties of Haiti, new tools and tactics are being used to counter…

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World Malaria Day: call to close gaps in prevention and treatment to defeat malaria

Posted 5th mai 2015

WHO is calling on the global health community to urgently address significant gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Despite dramatic declines in malaria cases and deaths since…

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Invest in the Future, Defeat Malaria: My Stroll With Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore

Posted 5th mai 2015

Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, the Executive Director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership talks aboutmalaria. Dr. Nafo-Traore has more than 25 years of experience in public health, both in her native…

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Malaria kills 1,200 children a day: UNICEF

Posted 5th mai 2015

UNICEF’s ‘Facts about Malaria and Children’ shows the extensive impact of the disease on children and on pregnant women around the world. This year’s World Malaria Day theme is “Invest…

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Time has come to cast net wider as pesticide resistance grows

Posted 5th mai 2015

The humble lightbulb is not often counted among the tools used to fight infectious disease. But, as questions hang over the efficacy of the insecticide-treated mosquito net, some argue that…

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World malaria day quiz

Posted 5th mai 2015

Half the world’s population is at risk from malaria, but how much do you know about the disease? Test your knowledge with this quiz created by Malaria No More

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We Can Eradicate Malaria—Within a Generation

Posted 5th mai 2015

Bill Gates believes it is not only possible to eradicate malaria, he believes is necessary. On this blog post, he shares the strategy he proposes to achieve this mission.

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