Posted on February 09, 2023
Experts at the University of Pretoria (UP) are a step closer to finding a drug that could prevent transmission of the malaria-carrying parasite Plasmodium falciparum by thwarting its life cycle.
Posted on November 06, 2022
“Malaria elimination in the SADC region by 2030 is possible,” says Dr Taneshka Kruger of UP’s Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control. “But it will require regional collaboration and cooperation.”
Posted on October 27, 2022
Malaria remains a serious public health concern and challenges such as malaria parasite drug or antimalarial resistance is impacting heavily on the goal to eliminate the disease.
Posted on August 30, 2022
Women are considered the backbone for a progressing nation.
Posted on July 21, 2022
Despite being fully preventable and treatable, malaria remains a challenging and very complex disease to eliminate.
Posted on May 20, 2022
It is a pleasure to announce that M2PL has graduated 17 students in the Autumn graduations.
Posted on April 25, 2022
The UP ISMC focuses on the human, parasite and vector aspects when addressing malaria control and elimination challenges, and is already making tangible contributions towards mitigating malaria through several approaches.
Posted on April 25, 2022
NAS Featured scientist: Dr Dina Coertzen Senior Postdoctoral fellow: Malaria Parasite Biology and Drug Discovery laboratory (M2PL), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
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