Malaria is a deadly disease, which spreads to humans through the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. The African region carries a disproportionately high share of the global burden of malaria, accounting for 95% of global cases. In Tanzania, where we live and work, the entire population is considered at risk of the disease, making it one of the most pressing healt...

Malaria remains one of Africa’s leading causes of illness and death, particularly affecting children under five. Despite major reductions in malaria mortality since the early 2000s, progress against the disease has stalled in recent years and cases and deaths are once again on the rise. São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), where the University of California Malaria Initiative (<...

As the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research marks World Malaria Day under the theme “Local Leadership, Global Partnerships: Together Against Malaria”, we are reminded that malaria remains one of the world’s most widespread infectious diseases. Despite decades of ...

We are excited to announce that Screwworm Free Future has joined the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research. Screwworm Free Future is a non-profit initiative coordinating hemispheric control of the New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) through science education, research pa...