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Preventing poor people from selling their RDP houses widens the inequality gap in South Africa.

Mobile tech: A malaria-fighting secret weapon for Africa?

Is mobile technology the malaria-fighting secret weapon Africa’s been waiting for?

Nearly 80% of first-line ARVs used in the developing world are produced in India

Cheap drugs a bitter pill for the West

A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries.

Text messages help fight cholera in Mozambique

As Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in over a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid.

Lastman Muthko lies at a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in the Upper Nile in South Sudan in July.

New malaria drug excites researchers

The drug is effective against resistant parasites and shows no adverse side effects, researchers say.

Hard climb to beat malaria

Hard climb to beat malaria

The tools to fight the malaria may have improved, but only sustained efforts will totally eliminate it, not just intermittent interventions.

Malaria wonder drug loses its grip

Malaria wonder drug loses its grip

Misuse of artemisinin combination therapy on the Thai-Burma border has allowed parasitic resistance to develop that could spread worldwide.

Criminals threaten malaria fight

Counterfeit and substandard drugs threaten the fight against malaria in Africa.

Fake, dodgy drugs drive malaria crisis in Africa

Scientists have called for measures to prevent the circulation of counterfeit and substandard malaria medicines that threaten millions of lives.

Malaria drug breakthrough

Malaria drug breakthrough

Malaria drug breakthrough MSF calls for drug that could save 200 000 lives a year to be rolled out immediately

Former al-Qaeda hostage moves Africa malaria work to France

Pierre Camatte’s kidnapping by al-Qaeda brought a savage halt to his years of research on treatments of malaria in Mali, but not to his ambition.

The cost of a malaria-free world

A US-Italian scientist is tantalisingly close to delivering the world’s first malaria vaccine.

Farmers cash in on herb for top malaria drug

East African farmers have become key suppliers of the active ingredient in the most effective malaria drug available.