malaria

Malaria-free goal pushed back four years

The government has pushed back its malaria elimination target by four years to 2034, acknowledging that the original 2030 deadline is no longer achievable and adopting a phased approach to eliminate the disease.
23 August 2026

Zero malaria death by next year a stiff challenge now

The issue of malaria deaths came into focus following the death of Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman from malaria on Friday, ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25.
19 April 2026

What would the healthcare sector of the future look like?

Healthcare around the world is going through unique and dynamic changes.
16 March 2025

A nation off-guard: Why is dengue still a non-issue?

Can we respond to a public health crisis with the same urgency as the crisis over our electoral future?
23 July 2023

Chicken odour 'prevents malaria' research in Ethiopia finds

The smell from a live chicken can help protect against malaria, researchers find.
21 July 2016

Japanese, Chinese, Irish scientists win 2015 Nobel medicine prize for parasite therapies

Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China's Youyou Tu win the Nobel Medicine Prize for their discoveries of treatments against parasites, the jury says.
5 October 2015

Global life expectancy rises, but people live sicker for longer

People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to a study.
27 August 2015