🔬 Prioritising in a Crisis: What Next for Malaria Research? Join global experts as they explore the future of malaria R&D in a changing world. 📅 25 April | 12:30 BST | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 📍 John Snow Lecture Theatre, LSHTM 👉 Register now: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay2025, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Honorary Professor Teun Bousema & PhD student Daniel Ayo are in rural Uganda using creative tools—from petri dishes to vacuum cleaners—to uncover new insights into the malaria parasite’s life cycle. Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3Yd6oba 👀🎧

Is rice farming fueling malaria—or helping fight it? 🤔 Join LSHTM RAFT’s next TechTalk: “Rice and malaria in Africa: part of the problem or part of the solution?” 🗓️ Tues 13 May ⏰ 11:00 BST 🔗 tiny.cc/raft-techtalk6

Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay2025, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Human Malaria Transmission Facility reports its most successful P. falciparum / A. coluzzii infections to date—advancing lab-based research in the global fight against malaria. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4lL8YiA

In this blog post, our Co-Directors reflect on #WorldMalariaDay and explore the role researchers must play in the fight to safeguard progress and to protect the vision of a malaria free world in a rapidly shifting global health landscape. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3YcAvQ3

🌍 This #WorldMalariaDay, discover how water management is pivotal in the fight against malaria. In a new Nature Water article, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Jo Lines and colleagues highlight the crucial role of water resource management in malaria control strategies. 👉 bit.ly/44EApVe

Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease? In The Telegraph Chris Drakeley comments on efficacy of first-generation #malaria vaccines as GSK say they want to develop a jab that's 3 times as effective by 2035. LSHTM_malaria telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Impressed to see RAFT's work on #malaria vectors referenced by Stephen Doughty MP in debate on Tropical disease control in parliament: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi… Many organisations involved in valuable work eliminating malaria & tropical diseases supported by FCDO Global Health Research Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

🇧🇼 Botswana’s Health Minister Dr. Stephen Modise visited London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to strengthen ties in global health and infectious disease control. Discussions focused on malaria elimination and equitable access to health education. #GlobalHealth #Malaria Read more 👉 bit.ly/43PcZf1

In this blog, our Centre member MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, Ndey Fatou explores the evolving challenge of antimalarial drug resistance, tracing its history and highlighting urgent solutions for sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3RNrdXb

I got to share a personal story in Nat Micro. It’s about my journey, from first encountering malaria as a kid, to eventually working on it as a scientist in the very same clinic where I once received treatment. Enjoy reading it 👇nature.com/articles/s4156…

From surviving malaria as a child to leading cutting-edge research on drug resistance in Africa. fitsumgtadesse is fighting the parasite from both sides. A powerful story of science, and resilience 🧬🌍 Read his journey Nature Microbiology 📄 👉bit.ly/4nWsb22

Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟 🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ

- A thread 🧵- 🆕 A new NEJM study suggests that ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) reduced malaria incidence by 26%. Dr. Anna Last, Clinical Associate Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, spoke to Science Magazine about the findings. Read more: bit.ly/4l9SfUE

Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽‍🔬🔬 at MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟

Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab Meet the scientists & technicians at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more. This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work. 👉bit.ly/45qtn6F

Today is #WorldMosquitoDay2025🦟 Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India 🇮🇳 & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination.LSHTM_malaria 👇📽️

🚨 New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance for malaria in crisis settings 🌍 🦟 Bhargavi Rao, co-author, highlights the significance of the manual for frontline workers and the need to integrate malaria control into broader emergency response. Read more: bit.ly/469Q1kd

This looks like a fascinating event in London and online, put on by our friends at LSHTM_malaria: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve… 📅 Oct 6, 5:30pm UK time Ft Michael Delves, Jackie Cook, Fitsum Tadesse, and Claire Rogers

🌍 Join London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Global Health Lecture: “Malaria Across Scales: From Global Burden to Cases on Our Doorstep”, exploring resurgence drivers like drug resistance, climate change, & LSHTM’s role 🦟 📆 06 October 🕠 17:30 📍LSHTM 🔗bit.ly/3K7Sy5R