Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> New Open Source AI Platform Aims to Accelerate Malaria Drug Discovery 31/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Scientists working on new malaria drugs now have access to an open-access artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at accelerating drug discovery, thanks to a partnership between Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and deepmirror. Drug Design for Global Health (dd4gh) uses “both predictive and generative AI to give researchers, especially those in the most resource-limited settings, […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Faces $5bn Shortfall as France Slashes Support, EU Delays Pledge 11/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Battered by a 58% cut from France, a delayed European Union (EU) pledge, and a US pullback, the Global Fund faces a significant shortfall, securing $12.64 billion against its $18 billion target during the 8th replenishment. According to the organization, reaching the full target would have prevented roughly 400 million new AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Uganda Extends Successful Malaria Intervention to Older Children 06/03/2026 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, Uganda – After five years of focusing on malaria prevention through Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda for children under the age of five, Uganda’s Health Ministry has decided to extend the intervention to children up to the age of 10. SMC is the intermittent administration of a curative […] Continue reading -> Investment in Malaria Venture Yields 13x Health Benefits 17/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every $1 invested in the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) between 2000 and 2023 yielded $13 in monetised health benefits, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health this week. MMV is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP) that works with public and private sector partners to discover, develop and deliver accessible and […] Continue reading -> $9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Open Source AI Platform Aims to Accelerate Malaria Drug Discovery 31/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Scientists working on new malaria drugs now have access to an open-access artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at accelerating drug discovery, thanks to a partnership between Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and deepmirror. Drug Design for Global Health (dd4gh) uses “both predictive and generative AI to give researchers, especially those in the most resource-limited settings, […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Faces $5bn Shortfall as France Slashes Support, EU Delays Pledge 11/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Battered by a 58% cut from France, a delayed European Union (EU) pledge, and a US pullback, the Global Fund faces a significant shortfall, securing $12.64 billion against its $18 billion target during the 8th replenishment. According to the organization, reaching the full target would have prevented roughly 400 million new AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Uganda Extends Successful Malaria Intervention to Older Children 06/03/2026 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, Uganda – After five years of focusing on malaria prevention through Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda for children under the age of five, Uganda’s Health Ministry has decided to extend the intervention to children up to the age of 10. SMC is the intermittent administration of a curative […] Continue reading -> Investment in Malaria Venture Yields 13x Health Benefits 17/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every $1 invested in the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) between 2000 and 2023 yielded $13 in monetised health benefits, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health this week. MMV is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP) that works with public and private sector partners to discover, develop and deliver accessible and […] Continue reading -> $9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Fund Faces $5bn Shortfall as France Slashes Support, EU Delays Pledge 11/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Battered by a 58% cut from France, a delayed European Union (EU) pledge, and a US pullback, the Global Fund faces a significant shortfall, securing $12.64 billion against its $18 billion target during the 8th replenishment. According to the organization, reaching the full target would have prevented roughly 400 million new AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Uganda Extends Successful Malaria Intervention to Older Children 06/03/2026 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, Uganda – After five years of focusing on malaria prevention through Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda for children under the age of five, Uganda’s Health Ministry has decided to extend the intervention to children up to the age of 10. SMC is the intermittent administration of a curative […] Continue reading -> Investment in Malaria Venture Yields 13x Health Benefits 17/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every $1 invested in the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) between 2000 and 2023 yielded $13 in monetised health benefits, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health this week. MMV is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP) that works with public and private sector partners to discover, develop and deliver accessible and […] Continue reading -> $9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Uganda Extends Successful Malaria Intervention to Older Children 06/03/2026 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, Uganda – After five years of focusing on malaria prevention through Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda for children under the age of five, Uganda’s Health Ministry has decided to extend the intervention to children up to the age of 10. SMC is the intermittent administration of a curative […] Continue reading -> Investment in Malaria Venture Yields 13x Health Benefits 17/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every $1 invested in the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) between 2000 and 2023 yielded $13 in monetised health benefits, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health this week. MMV is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP) that works with public and private sector partners to discover, develop and deliver accessible and […] Continue reading -> $9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Uganda Extends Successful Malaria Intervention to Older Children 06/03/2026 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, Uganda – After five years of focusing on malaria prevention through Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda for children under the age of five, Uganda’s Health Ministry has decided to extend the intervention to children up to the age of 10. SMC is the intermittent administration of a curative […] Continue reading -> Investment in Malaria Venture Yields 13x Health Benefits 17/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every $1 invested in the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) between 2000 and 2023 yielded $13 in monetised health benefits, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health this week. MMV is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP) that works with public and private sector partners to discover, develop and deliver accessible and […] Continue reading -> $9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Investment in Malaria Venture Yields 13x Health Benefits 17/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every $1 invested in the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) between 2000 and 2023 yielded $13 in monetised health benefits, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health this week. MMV is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP) that works with public and private sector partners to discover, develop and deliver accessible and […] Continue reading -> $9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
$9.42 Billion for Global Health as US Foreign Aid Bill Passes 04/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The US House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion spending package, bringing an end to a five-day partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. Among the allocations is a $9.42 billion package for global health programs – signaling strong bipartisan support and maintaining significant global health aid. The Fiscal Year 2026 […] Continue reading -> US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Congressional Leaders Agree to $9.4 Billion for Global Health – Countering Trump Proposal for Deeper Cuts 15/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by […] Continue reading -> Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials 05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Kenya, toxicologists and epidemiologists face a difficult choice: to pursue better-paid work to support their families, or volunteer as reviewers for vaccine clinical trials, often without the compensation needed to cover even their children’s school fees. Their dilemma underscores a broader challenge in Africa’s clinical research ecosystem. Slow, duplicative approval processes and limited regulatory […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts