Posted on May 05, 2025
Imagine if we could drastically improve the control of malaria
Posted on April 25, 2025
World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April
Posted on April 25, 2025
The World Malaria Day 2025 theme is “Malaria ends with us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite”.
Posted on April 24, 2025
Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid.
Posted on November 22, 2024
The UP through UP ISMC, has been honoured with GIBS Responsible Organisations – Social Impact Award
Posted on November 06, 2024
Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread through the bites of parasite-infected Anopheles.
Posted on November 06, 2024
Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease that continues to pose a major public health threat, particularly in places with high transmission
Posted on September 16, 2024
Malaria simulations that don’t consider each country’s unique population growth dynamics will not be enough to help African nations eliminate the disease, UP mathematicians Dr Stéphane Tchoumi and Professor Jacek Banasiak warn.
Posted on August 20, 2024
The mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world, killing more than 700 000 people each year.
Posted on July 12, 2024
“I want to use my knowledge as a biologist to make a difference to the health burden on the African continent,” says Dr Dina Coertzen, a biotechnology lecturer at UP, who is focused on contributing to the fight to eliminate malaria and on gender equality in the sciences.
Posted on April 25, 2024
Malaria is a disease of poverty that disproportionally affects the poor.
Posted on April 25, 2024
Malaria is a mosquito borne disease that still has so many myths, lies and misconceptions about it.
Posted on April 23, 2024
The UP ISMC was awarded a substantial grant by the Gates Foundation totalling $1.64 million.
Posted on February 28, 2024
A network of world-class scientists across Africa has entered the global drug discovery arena
Posted on February 13, 2024
We are thrilled to share some big (pun intended) news from the M2PL
Posted on February 09, 2024
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans, now and for future generations, researchers at the University of Pretoria and Canada’s McGill University and Université Laval have concluded that toxins in the environment, notably DDT, modify the sperm...
Posted on February 05, 2024
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans
Posted on February 03, 2024
“A country’s ‘personal’ milestone can help drive global malaria elimination efforts.” Cabo Verde’s certification as malaria-free is a call to action for the malaria community to not give up, says the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.
Posted on December 19, 2023
Disseminating research findings through publications and conferences is crucial
Posted on December 08, 2023
Malaria is a serious and often fatal vector-borne disease. It is both preventable and treatable.
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