Mobilising the younger generation in disease responsePosted on 5 July 202123 October 2023Approx reading time: 4 mins An estimated nine-tenths of people aged between 10 and 24 worldwide are living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)......read more
The G7 health priorities must not overlook health inequalities and malaria burdenPosted on 18 June 202123 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins Last weekend, the G7 leaders met in Cornwall to discuss, amongst other priorities, how to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-1......read more
Surveillance and response is the bedrock of resilient health systems: Q&A with Arantxa Roca-FeltrerPosted on 18 March 202123 October 2023Approx reading time: 5 mins Disease surveillance has not typically made headlines or secured high billing on priority global health agendas but, with the ongo......read more
Can the near-eradication of polio give us hope in the fight against malaria?Posted on 8 January 20211 February 2024Approx reading time: 4 mins Across history, humans have successfully eradicated only one disease — smallpox. Successful eradication was made easier given th......read more
World Pneumonia Day 2020: Q&A with Dr Kevin BakerPosted on 12 November 202023 October 2023Approx reading time: 5 mins 12th November is World Pneumonia Day. This year, it takes place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic which, in addition t......read more
How mosquitoes adapt to, and are shaped by, human interventions: A niche construction perspectivePosted on 23 October 202023 October 2023Approx reading time: 3 mins Leaving our mark Humans have been called the greatest modern ecosystem engineers, regularly constructing, adapting and even d......read more
The power of a role model in fighting diseasePosted on 16 October 202023 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins In communities where diseases like malaria and pneumonia are highly prevalent, small, positive changes in behaviour can make a hug......read more
What we can learn from COVID-19 led behaviour change in tackling our next greatest threat – AMRPosted on 14 September 202023 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins The COVID-19 pandemic has put behaviour change under the spotlight across the world. Every community touched by the virus has been......read more
Will a vaccine end the fight against malaria?Posted on 6 May 202023 October 2023Approx reading time: 3 mins There were 386,000 malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, and projections suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause th......read more
Malaria poses a serious risk to pregnant women. What can be done to protect them?Posted on 20 April 202023 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins Malaria in pregnancy is a serious public health issue. It kills an estimated 10,000 women globally every year, and substantially r......read more