Eau de Sapiens

Posted on May 05, 2025

Imagine if we could drastically improve the control of malaria

UP EXPERT OPINION: From promise to peril: Reimagining the end of malaria amid a funding crisis

Posted on April 25, 2025

World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April

Malaria ends with us: UP ISMC in step with the WMD 2025 theme

Posted on April 25, 2025

The World Malaria Day 2025 theme is “Malaria ends with us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite”.

Beating malaria: what can be done with shrinking funds and rising threats

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.

University of Pretoria’s UP ISMC wins prestigious GIBS Social Impact Award!

Posted on November 22, 2024

The UP through UP ISMC, has been honoured with GIBS Responsible Organisations – Social Impact Award

Short tips: How to stay malaria free

Posted on November 06, 2024

Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread through the bites of parasite-infected Anopheles.

UP EXPERT OPINION: ‘Malaria doesn’t recognise borders; our response shouldn’t either’

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

“Off-the-shelf” malaria models won’t work in Africa, say UP researchers

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.