Sports Men and Women Urged to Become Malaria Ambassadors

Accra, July 25, GNA – The Country Director of the John Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) Voices, Mr Emmanuel Fiagbey, has called on sports men and women as well as their technical handlers to remain ambassadors in the fight against the malaria disease. Mr Fiagbey charged them to continue to behave as role… Continue reading Sports Men and Women Urged to Become Malaria Ambassadors

Newly Identified Chemicals Fool Mosquitoes

Researchers have identified a low-cost chemical that interferes with a mosquito’s ability to detect humans, a study which offers a striking breakthrough in the battle against malaria. Mosquitoes have carbon dioxide sensors with which they are able to smell the presence of humans in their neighborhood. The newly identified chemicals consist of odor molecules that… Continue reading Newly Identified Chemicals Fool Mosquitoes

A Breakthrough in Malaria Research

Scientists from Scotland have reported a major breakthrough  in fight against malaria. The team from Edinburgh University in collaboration with  a team in Portugal  have discovered a gene that offers the drug resistance trait to the parasite. Drug-resistant plasmodium falciparum parasites are a major hindrance in the battle against the deadly disease. Chloroquine, the most… Continue reading A Breakthrough in Malaria Research