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Why malaria still persists in much of Africa
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 12/06/2023
» We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US. We don't have specific data that far back for Thailand, but back then, malaria is estimated to have killed 2.5 million people each year in the Western Pacific, Middle East and South Asia.
Can we afford to lose effective drugs?
News, Shobha Shukla & Bobby Ramakant, Published on 22/11/2021
» Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) might be known to consumers and patients simply as drug resistance. However, it is actually a looming threat to global health security which threatens to derail efforts to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals.
Thailand's fight to eliminate malaria by 2024
News, Shobha Shukla & Bobby Ramakant, Published on 24/04/2019
» This year's World Malaria Day theme, "Zero Malaria Starts With Me" re-energises the fight to eliminate malaria which, despite being a disease that is preventable and treatable, still kills over half a million people every year.