Science Daily: Malaria vaccine candidate appears safe and produces promising immune response in a cohort of Tanzanian infants Malaria vaccine candidate appears safe and produces promising immune response in a cohort of Tanzanian infants The Citizen on MSN: Tanzania scientists turn to gene technology in malaria fight Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is scaling up the fight against malaria by introducing advanced gene-modification technology targeting mosquitoes that transmit the disease.The ministry of Health said it will ... An experimental malaria vaccine appears safe and promotes an immune response in African infants, one of the groups most vulnerable to severe malaria disease.

Understanding the Context

There is currently only one malaria ... Between 60,000 and 80,000 Tanzanians die from malaria each year. In the last installment in his series of reports from Tanzania, Ray Suarez looks at a mult-million-dollar effort to slow the spread of ... The First Lady of Tanzania, Salma Kikwete, launched Kilimani Sesame’s Malaria Education Outreach Campaign today (June 16) in the East African country.

Key Insights

The campaign includes four malaria prevention ... Celebrity Causes: Nia Long To Fight Malaria in Tanzania With Nothing But Nets In a few weeks, actress Nia Long and her son Massai Dorsey Jr. will travel to Tanzania to support the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign in its global fight against malaria. They ... TANZANIA marks the World Malaria Day today under the theme "Invest in the future: Defeat Malaria," amidst good news that the infection has been reduced by 50 per cent in the past seven years.

Final Thoughts

Speaking ... Science Daily: Malaria Deaths Dropped To One Quarter Previous Level In Zanzibar, Tanzania