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African nations are making a concerted effort to develop a continent-wide strategy for improving public health, says the director of the Africa CDC.
We rely on fossil fuels—but ‘they’re killing us’
Air pollution is killing almost 8.8 million people each year—more annual deaths than tobacco smoking, HIV, and vector-borne illnesses such as malaria and dengue, according to a new study from a European research team. The authors of the…
Can repurposing the drug ivermectin help control malaria?
Researchers are increasingly intrigued by the prospect of using ivermectin, a drug normally used to treat parasitic worms, as a way of controlling mosquito populations to drive down malaria rates, according to news reports. Regina Rabinovich, ExxonMobil Malaria…
A tech-centric approach to reducing mosquito-borne diseases
Hyegi Chung, MPH ’18, and former Harvard Chan postdoc Evdoxia Kakani met with students to talk about their work at Verily—a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google—on using a tech-centric approach to reduce mosquito-borne diseases.
Stephen Marks, Dyann Wirth named AAAS Fellows
Professors Stephen Marks and Dyann Wirth of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Marks, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights in…
Can the world eradicate malaria by 2050?
Can the world eradicate malaria by 2050? That was the focus of a point-counterpoint discussion at Harvard Chan School, part of Worldwide Week at Harvard.
Could wildfires in the Amazon drive malaria rates up?
Current wildfires burning in the Amazon could have a widespread impact on public health, according to experts. A September 17, 2019 article by DirectRelief discussed the potential environmental and health effects associated with the wildfires. Marcia Castro, Andelot…
New method to block malaria transmission identified
A new study shows that natural human immune responses can recognize and kill malaria parasites before they can spread to mosquitoes.
A former malaria patient takes on her wily foe
Lọla Fagbami, PhD ’19, is pursuing a novel approach to understanding how the malaria parasite becomes drug resistant.
A new approach to fighting malaria
New research offers a potential fresh approach to fighting malaria: directly target the parasite responsible for the disease.
