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- House of Representatives intensifies investigation into 4.6 billion dollars in international health grants for infectious diseases
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Africa
The House of Representatives Committee on Infectious Diseases has resumed a comprehensive probe into international grants totaling over $4.6 billion designated for HIV, tuberculosi...
- World Health Organization Approves Landmark Malaria Treatment for Newborns on World Malaria Day
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
Marking World Malaria Day 2026, the WHO has prequalified the first antimalarial treatment specifically designed for infants weighing two to five kilograms. The new formulation of a...
- Chevron Expands Strategic Healthcare Partnerships to Combat Rising Malaria Rates Across the African Region
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
On World Malaria Day 2026, Chevron reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating malaria through multi-country partnerships in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon. Despite global p...
- World Health Organization Prequalifies First Specialized Malaria Treatment for Newborns and Vulnerable Young Infants
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Medical News
The World Health Organization has announced the prequalification of Coartem Baby, the first antimalarial treatment specifically formulated for newborns and infants weighing between...
- Longitudinal Study Linked Childhood Cerebral Malaria and Severe Anemia to Lasting Cognitive and Academic Deficits
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Medical News
A new study published in JAMA reveals that survivors of severe childhood malaria face long-term cognitive impairment and reduced academic achievement for up to 15 years following t...
- Veteran Actor Jide Kosoko Partners with Health Ministry to Launch 2026 Grassroots Malaria Elimination Campaign
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Africa
Veteran actor and Oloja-Elect of Lagos State, Jide Kosoko, visited the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Adekunle Salako, to advocate for deeper community participat...
- White House Accelerates Shift in Global Health Aid Sparking Fears of Life Saving Medicine Shortages
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Diseases & Conditions
The United States government is rapidly dismantling its long standing global health supply chain, ordering staff in 17 African nations and Haiti to cease current procurement operat...
- First Large Scale Genomic Study Reveals Rapid Insecticide Evolution in South American Malaria Carrying Mosquitoes
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Health
A landmark study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has sequenced over 1,000 genomes of the Anopheles darlingi mosquito, the primary malaria vector in South Ameri...
- Harvard Study Reveals Rapid Evolutionary Insecticide Resistance in South American Malaria-Transmitting Anopheles Darlingi Mosquitoes
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Health
Researchers have completed the first large-scale whole-genome sequencing of South American mosquitoes, discovering that the primary malaria vector is evolving to survive common ins...
- Biomedical Breakthrough Reveals Rocket Propulsion Mechanism Powering Internal Crystals of Malaria Parasites
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: Health
Researchers have identified that Plasmodium falciparum parasites utilize a hydrogen peroxide decomposition reaction, identical to rocket fuel propulsion, to power spinning iron cry...
- Max Planck Researchers Solve 350-Year Mystery of Quinine Biosynthesis Within the Cinchona Tree
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have identified the complete enzymatic pathway responsible for producing quinine, the world’s first chemotherapy drug an...
- United Nations Report Reveals 4.9 Million Annual Under-Five Deaths Amid Stalling Global Progress
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: Africa
The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation reports that 4.9 million children died before age five in 2024, highlighting a significant slowdown in survival...