In a recent policy brief, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) celebrates US health engagement in Africa and recommends to decision-makers that US programs now work to clearly define future strategies, building on the momentum of the past decade.
The flexibility of a mosquito’s mouthparts, the relationship between mosquitos and pollution, and the connection between malaria, lasers, asthma, and human smuggling—all that and more in this edition of Malaria Roundup.
Aiming to build the most effective strategies for establishing and growing malaria-free areas in Ethiopia, the Federal Ministry of Health is partnering with the Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, and The Carter Center, to launch a new venture—the Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project.
Initial results from clinical trials of Sanaria’s PfSPZ malaria vaccine candidate have found the vaccine to be 100% effective in preventing infection of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.