http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on malaria and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/ Brazil’s Ministry of Health announces USS10 million boost for neglected disease research.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/brazil-to-create-network-on-neglected-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 10 May 2012 13:04:01 GMTA new study confirms the close link between malaria spread and irrigation projects in South Asia.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/-south-asia-s-canal-projects-spread-malaria-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaFri, 04 May 2012 10:59:10 GMTA global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/simple-interventions-could-save-most-premature-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 02 May 2012 17:48:12 GMTAs commercial synthetic biology production gathers speed, there are growing calls for greater regulation, reports Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/features/developing-countries-face-up-to-synthetic-biology-challenges-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:14:35 GMTResearchers have found mosquito larvae high in the Ecuadorian Andes where there are no malarial control plans in place.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/malaria-mosquito-reaches-andes-highlands-in-ecuador.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 19 Apr 2012 20:56:18 GMTEmerging resistance to artemisinin means efforts to track genetic markers and regulate the drug's use must step up, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/opinions/biomed-analysis-tackling-drug-resistant-malaria-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 19 Apr 2012 17:30:54 GMTResearchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/artemisinin-resistance-emerged-on-thai-myanmar-border-years-ago-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaFri, 13 Apr 2012 16:49:58 GMTImproved mobile malaria huts, used to study transmission of the diseases, have helped researchers better understand mosquito behaviour.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/mobile-experimental-malaria-huts-trialled-in-tanzania-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:38:02 GMTIndia urgently needs a permanent dengue surveillance system, say N. Sivagnaname and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/opinions/india-needs-a-dengue-surveillance-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaFri, 23 Mar 2012 07:09:34 GMTThere is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:24 GMTUgandan and US scientists find a protease inhibitor used in anti-HIV drugs can boost the effectiveness of a widely used anti-malarial.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/hiv-drug-improves-anti-malarial-drug-effectiveness.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 21 Mar 2012 12:06:08 GMTCustom designed computer models are helping developing countries allocate health spending, improve distribution and prepare for disasters.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/better-resource-allocation-with-customised-computer-models.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 21 Mar 2012 11:58:47 GMTImproving health for the poor depends on nurturing local innovations — and learning how to deliver them, argue Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/opinions/taking-life-saving-innovations-from-lab-to-village-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:35 GMTAfrica needs to up its game in malaria research, but by doing what it does best, not by replicating Western research, says Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/opinions/africa-analysis-finding-a-niche-in-malaria-research-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 07 Mar 2012 10:53:57 GMTScientists have developed tests, or assays, to study the effectiveness of 50 current and experimental malaria drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/malaria-study-may-lead-to-better-more-efficient-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 07 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMTNovel materials that fit inside a vaccine-carrying box could help prevent vaccines spoiling before use.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/phase-changing-materials-in-trial-to-preserve-vaccines.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 15 Feb 2012 17:16:35 GMTCritics have questioned the methods of a study claiming that the WHO has greatly underestimated the number of malaria fatalities.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/scientists-dispute-basis-for-malaria-deaths-claim.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaFri, 10 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMTThe revised malaria death toll suggests a need for research into uncertainties in controlling neglected tropical diseases, says Mark Booth.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/opinions/research-needed-to-tackle-neglected-disease-uncertainties-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:28 GMTAn integrated control programme means Suriname is close to becoming the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/suriname-reduces-malaria-cases-by-82-per-cent-in-five-years.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaThu, 02 Feb 2012 10:04:54 GMTBhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/malaria/news/bhutan-brings-down-malaria-incidence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_malariaWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:36:30 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/