GM mosquitoes may aid malaria fight

An antibody produced by children in Tanzania who are naturally resistant to malaria could lead to an effective vaccine for the disease, scientists report.

An antibody produced by children who are naturally resistant to malaria could lead to an effective vaccine for the disease, scientists report.

Scientists say they have bred a genetically modified mosquito that can resist malaria infection.

In commemoration of World Malaria Day 2015, a day that gives people the chance to promote and learn about the efforts made to prevent and reduce Malaria around the world, Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL), a subsidiary of Pan Africa Power Solutions (T) Limited (PAP), will join the rest of the world to support efforts of eradicating malaria cases in Tanzania.

According to a statement released yesterday by the Company Secretary and Chief Counsel, Mr. Joseph Makandege, the Company will...

>Mr Richard Rwegoshora, a 28 year old barber in Dar es Salaam is so fearful of mosquitoes that whenever he hears a buzzing sound of the bugs, he gets vividly agitated—he can’t settle until he does something to rid them off. For this reason, some of his peers have jokingly labeled him a “coward’’ of insects but he doesn’t mind.

Tackling malaria in Africa has had "great successes" but the world must "not take the foot off the gas", Wellcome Trust medical researchers warn.

Malaria, a serious health problem in Tanzania, can be eradicated in just three years, according to a leading expert on the prevention and treatment of the disease.

>There is a need to reach out to other sectors beyond health if the fight to eliminate malaria is to succeed. Sectors such as agriculture, urban planning, education, community development, women’s affairs and gender equality, water and sanitation, construction, mining and forestry, either contribute to malaria transmission or are affected by it.

The Ebola epidemic in Guinea that began early last year has set back the country's fight against malaria, say experts.