The development provides hope in the fight against the deadly disease which has continued to threaten the lives of pregnant women and children.

Two vaccine candidates have been shown to be effective — in one case, 100 percent effective — in preventing malaria.

More than 300 high-profile representatives from NGOs, businesses, government and UN organisations are set to convene at the Aid & Development Africa Summit in Nairobi this February exchanging i

A new partnership to support the Zambian government’s ambitious campaign to eliminate malaria by 2020 has been announced.

Multidrug-resistant malaria superbugs have taken hold in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, threatening to undermine progress against the disease, scientists said.

Unhygienic conditions coupled with fluctuations in temperature are major reasons for the unusual breeding of mosquitoes.

The patients had caught malaria when visiting Africa. A key malaria treatment has failed for the first time in patients being treated in the UK, doctors say.

Ethiopia, Swaziland, Uganda, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Comoros, DRC and Chad have been honoured for their significant progress in the fight against malaria.