A new modelling study shows that if long-lasting insecticidal nets were widely and consistently used in Kebbi State, Nigeria, malaria cases could fall dramatically, with up to 98% of infections ...

A mutation that causes resistance to pyrethroid insecticides—used in mosquito bed nets—was identified in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

A woman and child sits behind a mosquito net at a field hospital of the International Rescue Committee, IRC, in the town of ...

By Milliam MurigiBy Milliam MurigiAcross Africa, new-generation bed nets are being rolled out to fight malaria and tackle growing insecticide resistance.Unlike the standard insecticide- treated nets ...

CDC warns travelers about a chikungunya virus outbreak in five countries. Learn how to protect yourself from mosquito bites. ...

Scientists have discovered a new genetic mutation in mosquitoes that helps them to resist insecticides, a major hurdle to ...

Our dream of universal health care and a malaria-free continent by 2030 remains valid, though bottlenecks abound, says Botswana’s Duma Boko.

Second climate-related disaster in two weeks leaves tens of thousands of children cut off from essential services ANTANANARIVO, 17 February 2026 — At least 6,000 children have been displaced and ...

Travel lovers got a jolt this week when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 travel warning for the Seychelles, a stunning Indian Ocean archipelago known for its ...

One of Cuba’s pastors has called for dialogue and concrete collaboration to help the people amid widespread desperation and a social crisis that recently prompted the island’s bishops to cancel a ...

A new study, jointly led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon, has detected ...